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Summary: Hoot
Review: The best book that I have ever read is Hoot by Carl Hiaason. This novel is hilarious but still has a very interesting and creative plot. I think that Hiaason is a very good author for anyone that likes a good comedy and mystery mixed story. I would recommend it to any of my friends or people that I know. I used to hate reading, but after reading Hoot, I kind of like it now.
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Summary: Hoot
Review: Hoot is an entertaining yet witty children's book. This book shows how one boy can make a difference in his community. I enjoyed this book because it was funny yet was not completely unrealistic. For his first children's book, I thought that Carl Hiassen did an outstanding job. I enjoyed the way he cleverly introduced his characters so that you would want to keep reading to find out what they would do next. I also enjoyed this book because it was very unique in its plot. I have never read a book like this one! It showed much creativity and wit.
I would give this 4 stars because I enjoyed reading it and never wanted to put the book down. I would not give it a perfect score because I thought that the ending was a bit of a let down. Overall, I thought it was an outstanding book!
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Summary: Real world issues for kids
Review: Being a fan of Carl Hiassen's adult mysteries, I ran out and bought this book for my children as soon as it was available. Having an 11 year old stepdaughter who reads the Harry Potter novels over and over, I was anxious to steer her somewhere closer to reality. I am not faulting the J.K. Rowling bestsellers and am glad they are getting children to read, but too many kids are starting to "live" in that world, and there needs to be interesting books that take place in a world more similar to a child's day to day life.And this one is. The unlikely "hero", Roy, is the new kid at school, and gets drawn into a plot with an even unlikelier activist, nicknamed "Mullet Fingers", to save a field full of burrowing owls from developers who intend to erect a pancake house on the site. And in the end he learns that a small group of people can make a difference. My only problem with the book is the fate of "Mullet Fingers" but I won't give away what happens here. And I hope that Hiassen resurrects these characters for another book, because I still want to know what happens to them!
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Summary: What a great book
Review: This book is one of my favorites because it really takes you on an adventure. This is the kind of book that is hard to put down because in every chapter something even more exciting happens.
A part in this book that shows its an adventure book is when Roy the character in the book decides that he wants to find out more about a very curious looking boy running down the side walk. That's just one of the very exciting parts of the book.
If you would like a real adventure I would advise you to read this book.
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Summary: By: Sharon
Review: This was a great book. What I liked most about it was how it kept making you think, like when you thought you had all of the clues and everything put together and you thought you knew what was going to happen next you thought wrong and it was something else. The character I liked most was Roy he had a lot of spunk and was a really bold and yet timid boy, he was almost like every other boy, but he was a little different for a child his size and age and everything he was put through he always seemed to be real brave. Roy was a boy who thought before he took action. When Roy was out with Beatrice's stepbrother at the lake he made me remind of something about my self that we all have a soft spot. His new friends began to show him different ways to open up to life, and to try new things. Not only did I learn something new but also this book showed me an unusual way to reason with my brain and heart. This was a book I would suggest to someone if they are interested in books that deal with little adventures along with a little trouble and mischief to them.
-SrS-
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Summary: I liked this more than the 2003 Newbery Medalist book
Review: I don't agree with the adults whining about how this book isn't any good or isn't as good as Hiaasen's previous work because it lacks that "freaky" character. I frankly those readers just want more of the same, and that Hiaasen was carefully writing to a different audience and had different effects intended. It's something to get a Newberry Honor for your first effort that would qualify for the award.
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Summary: hoot!
Review: Hoot is a really good book and I highly recommend this book for who ever loves animals. This book has some mystery in it too, which makes it exciting to read! You gotta read this book, it's great!
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Summary: Florida
Review: A humorous study of the many sides of Florida. This book uses symbolism in every other paragraph. But I have read better novels. The line between cheeseyness and courage in this novel is occasionally curiously thin and blurred.
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Summary: Great Book
Review: This book was recommended to me by Amazon.com after buying other books for my 11 year old son. We both read it and I have to say it was a great story for kids as well as adults.. Carl Hiaasen deserved the Newberry award that he recently won for this!! I would love to find more books like it. Thank you for the recommendation!!
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Summary: Wonderful, fast-moving mystery for young people
Review: Who hasn't experienced rejected, the fear of making new friends in a new school? Kids immediately identify with Roy. What about being picked on? School bullies? A girl who is tough and defends you? And is Roy wrongly accused of a crime?
Great read for boys and girls. A sure hit!
Evelyn Horan- teacher/author
Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book One
Jeannie, A Texas Frontier Girl, Book Two
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