Carl Hiaasen - Hoot

Unfortunately, Roy & #8217;s first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn & #8217;t been sinking his thumbs into Roy & #8217;s temples and mashing his face against the school-bus window, Roy might never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is intriguing: he was running away from the school bus, carried no books, and & #8211;here & #8217;s the odd part & #8211;wore no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy & #8217;s trail. The chase introduces him to potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a renegade eco-avenger, and several extremely poisonous snakes with unnaturally sparkling tails. < br > Roy has most definitely arrived in Carl Hiaasen & #8217;s Florida. < br > < br > < br > < i > From the Hardcover edition. < /i >