amazon says: "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."

My brother gave this new trade paperback to my daughter, but she couldn't get into it. So gave it to my mother who likes Hiaasen (a Miami writer) and did enjoy it. She described it as good for a kid or adult.

A Newberry Honor Book, among other awards, and New York Times Bestseller. See also This Link

Mailed 3-07-2005 to beatrice-s, via BookRelay.com

Woo hoo... arrived today! Thanks gnissorckoob!

Definitely a cute little story, but from all the awards and recognition it has received, I have to say I was expecting more. I liked the characters and the quirkiness factor, but this type of kid-beats-adult story has been done so many times! And I'm not sure how much I like the message that it's important to stand up to bullies and destroy their lives as they have injured yours, and that kids can do their part to save the environment by engaging in criminal mischief. I'm sure that kids would enjoy the story much more than adults as it's very child-empowering and funny in a fart-joke kind of way. But I did enjoy it; it was a nice little distraction from the reading I have to do for my classes.

YBS.

Reserved for SandDanz. Mailed June 30.

Yeah!!!!!!! My Yankee Book Swap book is here!!! Boy that was a lot of tape Beatrice!!! I finally got it outta the package though! ;)

Thanks!