Title: Hoot
Author: Carl Hiaasen
Illustrator: -
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Sub-Genre: Fiction
Theme: Earth conservation, growing older, bullying
Primary Characters: Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet Fingers
Secondary Characters: Roy's parents, Officer Delinko, and Dana Matherson
Awards: Newberry Honor book
Publisher and Date of Publication: Random House Children's Publisher; 2002
Summary:
Roy moves from Montana to Florida and has a hard time fitting in. He finds himself involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site. The book could be used in a classroom by having students read this in small groups, then having them discuss ways that they can help conserve wild life. This book could also be used as a large conversation piece because this book addresses many issues that happen in the school setting such as bullying.
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