Hoot

The book that I am reviewing today is called, “Hoot,” by Carl Hiaasen. This book tells the story of Roy Eberhardt, a boy who is just moving to Florida from Colorado. When Roy first moves to Florida, he is not sure what to think, and feels pretty lonesome and very uncertain. However, one day while riding the bus he had seen a boy running really fast, down the street! Immediately thereafter Roy starts to find strange clues leading to the mysterious boy’s whereabouts. It had turned out, that the boy’s name was “Mullet Fingers,” and he was working to save an endangered species of owls that had planned to be killed by a construction of a new pancake house. This story tells of all the tricks, and pranks that Mullet Fingers and Roy try to pull to make sure the owls are safe from the harm of the construction.

I liked how the author, Carl Hiaasen, had used the setting and the characters’ personality, to the fullest! Roy Eberhardt first began off as a young, shy, lonely child that kept to himself. But toward’s the ending, he becomes very confident, powerful, and strong! He was made fun of, and pushed around alot, but I think that had gotten him to stand up for himself and the endangered owls. He learned more about himself, in this story, than he did about the owls. But he had his trusty friend by his side, Mullet Fingers, who also gave him a little push, to make Roy feel better of himself. I believe that one of the main conflicts in this story, was of Roy vs. himself. He needed to learn how to stand up and do things on his own, and in the end, I think that Mullet Fingers should be congradulated for helping Roy with his problem of self-esteem. And now Roy, is a great empowered kid with a great attitude towards others. The author of “Hoot,” is a genius.

Overall, I loved this book! There were so many twists and turns, from beginning to end. The author had done a great job! I love how he had used foreshadowing, to show the reader what was happening next! Carl Hiaasen is hilarious and I liked how he had put his creative thinking and comedy into his work. I would highly recommend this book, to children of all ages. It is very interesting, adventerous, exciting, and suspensful! You will be turning the pages, until the end to see if the boys finally save the endagered owls and to see if they can change a little piece of Florida forever!

Written By: Adrian