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Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen, and published by Knopf

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Hiaasen’s wildly funny satire features the new kid, Roy, joining forces with tough Beatrice and the elusive Mullet Fingers to defeat a bully, thwart an avaricious corporation and save a colony of burrowing owls.

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John Newbery Medal 2003 - Honor(s)
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