"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
The setting, as with Hiaasen's crime thrillers for adults such as Basket Case and Sick Puppy, is sunny Florida and the heat, swamps, dust and pancakes all contribute to the authentic atmosphere of the book. His favourite environmental theme is here too, as is the thoroughly watertight plotting. There's an engaging mystery set up on the very first page and it builds nicely with more twists and turns as the story unfolds--all of them reassuringly tied up come the final pages.
Roy Eberhardt's story begins when he is being mashed up against the window of the school bus by bully Dana Matherson. He spots an athletic bare-footed boy running away from the bus and wonders where he is going. Further investigations, after he has unwisely smashed Dana's nose in to get away from him, leads Roy into the middle of a battle between a green-minded local runaway and the proposed opening of a pancake restaurant. The development threatens the habitat of a burrowing-owl colony and it's an issue that several people in the community have differing views upon--not all of them legal.
Roy carries the story very well indeed. He's likable and persistent in the face of unexpected and challenging adventure, despite his modest size. The cause he chooses to support is eminently worthy--he weighs up the strength of his beliefs with the necessity to slightly bend the law. This is a good story with some great writing--a winning combination. (For readers aged 10 and over.) --John McLay
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 3.14
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New! Not Overstocks or Low Quality Book Club Editions! Direct From the Publisher! We're not a giant, faceless warehouse organization! We're a small town bookstore that loves books and loves it's customers! Buy from Lakeside Books!. Seller Inventory # OTF-S-9780375821813
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 669737-n
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780375821813
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Brand New!. Seller Inventory # 0375821813
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This Newbery Honor winner and #1 New York Times bestseller is a beloved modern classic. Hoot features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes.Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Floridawhere the creatures are wild and the people are wilder! New to Florida, Roy spots the running boy--running away from the school bus, carrying no books and wearing no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy's trail, which leads him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, and a renegade eco-avenger. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780375821813
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 304. Seller Inventory # 26740776
Book Description hardback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780375821813
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Brand New Copy. Seller Inventory # BBB_new0375821813
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor. Seller Inventory # ING9780375821813
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Buy for Great customer experience. Seller Inventory # GoldenDragon0375821813