Book 46: Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen
I'm a huge fan of Carl Hiaasen going all the way back to his very first novel, Tourist Season. Hoot is his first children's book, and it's a deserving notable for the Newberry Honor. Given the fact that his novels have tended to be quite adult in nature, this is no small feat. The movie centers on a teenage boy who makes it his mission to assist another kid in his efforts to save an owl population from destruction via construction of a new restaurant. The book is charming and ideally targeted toward pre-adolescents in particular. And since Hiaasen has a second book targeted at this same audience in September, now is the perfect time to get a youngster into his stories.
Hoot is also currently being developed as a movie project, produced by longtime Hiaasen pal Jimmy Buffett. Walden Media is handling the movie, which bodes well since the company has traditionally done fine work with family productions.
I'm a huge fan of Carl Hiaasen going all the way back to his very first novel, Tourist Season. Hoot is his first children's book, and it's a deserving notable for the Newberry Honor. Given the fact that his novels have tended to be quite adult in nature, this is no small feat. The movie centers on a teenage boy who makes it his mission to assist another kid in his efforts to save an owl population from destruction via construction of a new restaurant. The book is charming and ideally targeted toward pre-adolescents in particular. And since Hiaasen has a second book targeted at this same audience in September, now is the perfect time to get a youngster into his stories.
Hoot is also currently being developed as a movie project, produced by longtime Hiaasen pal Jimmy Buffett. Walden Media is handling the movie, which bodes well since the company has traditionally done fine work with family productions.
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