book for ages 10+
In his first novel for a younger audience, Carl Hiaasen (Basket Case, etc.) plunges readers right into the middle of an ecological mystery, made up of endangered miniature owls, the Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House scheduled to be built over their burrows, and the owls' unlikely allies--three middle school kids determined to beat the screwed-up adult system. Hiaasen's tongue is firmly in cheek as he successfully cuts his slapstick sense of humor down to kid-size. Sure to be a hoot, er, hit with middle school mystery fans.

Picked up from Joe Momma's bookcrossing zone.

Excellent tale, written for young people, about a Roy Eberhardt, a boy who is used to being the "new kid" because his family moves so often. While he longs for his last home in Bozeman, Montana, he slowly wakes up to Florida, aided by new and unusual friends, who introduce him in particular to little burrowing owls. Unfortunately, the owls' nests are holes in the ground of a construction site, about to be destroyed.

Fun to read, often funny and always insightful.

Given to my grandson Joey, through his mom.

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Given to my grandson, who lives in Las Vegas.