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Happy last Thursday of the school year! Congrats to the eighth grade for a lovely graduation last night.
#tbt features Hoot by Carl Hiassen. Mr. Hiassen, a noted novelist for adults made his YA debut twenty years ago with the publication of this eco-mystery. Roy Eberhardt is new to the small town of Coconut Cove, Florida. He recently moved from Montana. He is quickly caught in the cross-hairs of the town bully and it is while his face is smashed against the window of the school bus that he spies a long-haired, barefoot boy dashing down the street away from school. Intrigued, Roy attempts to follow him. At the same time, the police are investigating a series of acts of vandalism at the construction site of a pancake house. The construction will displace tiny burrowing owls, which are protected, but the owners of the pancake house may have tampered with the environmental impact report. The novel is packed with quirky characters and the humor is sly and subversive.
Hoot was named a Newbery Honor book in 2003 as well as an ALA Notable Book and a Best Book for Young Adults. It made a number of state awards lists and was adapted for film in 2006.
Hoot was named a Newbery Honor book in 2003 as well as an ALA Notable Book and a Best Book for Young Adults. It made a number of state awards lists and was adapted for film in 2006.
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