Hoot -- Carl Hiaasen

<b>This Newbery Honor winner and #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestseller is a beloved modern classic. <i>Hoot</i> features a new kid and his new bully, alligators, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes.<br></b><br>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? <p/>Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Florida--where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder<br><br><b>Author:</b> Carl Hiaasen<br><b>Publisher:</b> Ember<br><b>Published:</b> 05/11/2004<br><b>Pages:</b> 292<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.52lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.05h x 5.29w x 0.67d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780375829161<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 9-12<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.2<br><b>Point Value:</b> 9<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Middle Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>61464 / Hoot<br><br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>PW Notes and Reprints</i> 05/17/2004 pg. 53<br><i>Kliatt</i> 07/01/2004 pg. 18<br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 05/17/2004<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>CARL HIAASEN was born and raised in Florida. He writes a column for the <i>Miami Herald</i> and is the author of many bestselling novels including <i>Bad Monkey, Razor Girl, </i> and <i>Squeeze Me</i>. <p/>His books for youn