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Hoot The Gun
Hoot may refer to: Publications * Hoot (novel), ''Hoot'' (novel), a young adult novel by Carl Hiaasen * ''Hoot'', a 1996 children's novel by Jane Hissey * Hoot (comics), ''Hoot'' (comics), a British magazine published from 1985 to 1986 * ''The Brandeis Hoot'', a student newspaper at Brandeis University Film and TV * Hoot (film), ''Hoot'' (film), a 2006 film based on the Carl Hiaasen novel * Hoots the Owl, a ''Sesame Street'' Muppet * Giggle and Hoot#Hoot the Owl, Hoot an Owl character on the Australian children's television show ''Giggle and Hoot'' Music * Hoot (EP), ''Hoot'' (EP), a 2010 mini-album by South Korean girl group Girls' Generation **Hoot (song), "Hoot" (song), a song by Girls' Generation from the mini-album As a nickname * Hoot Evers (1921–1991), American Major League Baseball player * Hoot Gibson (other), various people * Hoot Hester (1951–2016), American country and bluegrass musician * Hoot Sackett, American baseball head coach at Oklahoma State Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoot (novel)
''Hoot'' is a 2002 mystery/suspense novel, recommended for ages 9–12, by Carl Hiaasen. The setting takes place in Florida, where new arrival Roy makes two oddball friends and a bad enemy, and joins an effort to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 2003. Plot The main character Roy Eberhardt moves from Montana to Florida and into the fictional town of Coconut Cove, where a 7th grader, Dana Matherson, starts to bully him. On the bus to school, Roy sees a boy running barefoot outside. Roy tries to leave the bus, but Dana viciously chokes and strangles him. He escapes after punching Dana in the face, breaking his nose, and then exiting the bus. However, Roy can't catch the running boy because a golf ball hits Roy in the head. Vice-Principal Viola Hennepin suspends Roy from the bus for two weeks and orders him to write an apology to Dana. Roy calls for a truce, but Dana refuses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |