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Hoot Study Guide

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by Carl Hiaasen
About 42 pages (12,522 words)
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  • Many characters in Hoot have nicknames, whether they like them or not. What do the nicknames add to the story? Do they say more about the person they describe or the person who uses the nickname? Find different uses of nicknames in the book, and imagine what the person saying it means, as well as what the person hearing it feels. Share your interpretations in a group.
  • Hoot tells the tale of three middle-schoolers who stand up to protect a colony of burrowing owls that live on land slated for industrial development. One of the children, Mullet Fingers, resorts to illegal measures, including vandalism and theft, to prevent construction from wiping out the owls. In contrast, Roy tries to work within the system to find a way to save the owls—though he later finds out.....

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