Hoot+summary

Hoot by Emma Stewart Hoot is about burrowing owls that need to be saved by someone before they get trapped.In the beginning of the book, Roy is being beat up by a boy named Dana Matherson. Then Roy spots a boy running away from the school bus when his face is being smooshed on the bus window. He had no shoes on, no books and no backpack. One day Roy sets himself on the boy's trail. They like each other and Roy feels excited that he has met the boy running from the bus, Mullet Fingers. Then Roy meets his stepsister, Beatrice. Beatrice is like a bully and is unhappy that he met Mullet Fingers. Beatrice, Mullet Fingers,and Roy then all become friends. They're hearts are full of adventures and they travel around Coconut Cove, Florida. Mullet Fingers shows Roy and Beatrice a burrowing owl. One day, Roy and Beatrice find out that Mullet fingers has been bitten by a dog. Roy thinks that Mullet Fingers needs to be in the hospital quickly. Then Mullet Fingers escapes from the hospital and Roy is in trouble because he lied about his name being Tex. Then Roy hears about Mother Paula's Pancake. Roy and Beatrice go to Mother Paula's Pancake ceromony. Then Mother Paula's Pancake loses the E.I.S. ( Environmental Imact Statement) because they //didn't know// about the owls. Roy's parents are proud of Roy because he did the right thing. back to reading page



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