Hoot Pages 1-48

I just started reading Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. I have seen the movie before and really enjoyed it, and so I decided to read the book it was based off of. In the beginning we are introduced to Roy who just moved to Florida from Montana. In the opening page Roy is being bullied one the bus by Dana Matherson. Dana mashed his face against the window and when Dana was doing that Roy noticed this barefoot kid running super fast. On the third page we are introduced to Officer Delinko who was sent to the future site of a Mother Paula’s All-American Pancake House. Someone yanked up all there survey stakes and filled the holes in with dirt. Later we are introduced to Garrett and cool kid at Trace Middle where Roy attends. Garrett is kind of Roy’s friend. A couple of days later on a bus ride to school Roy saw the barefoot kid again and decided to go after him but Dana started to strangle him and so Roy punched him in the nose and then ran off the bus after the barefoot kid. The barefoot kid ran through a golf course and Roy got hit in the head with a golf ball. When Roy wakes up he is in trouble and has to write an appoloy letter Dana and is suspended two weeks form riding the bus. Also we meet Beatrice a girl who Roy ran into when he was running off the bus. At the end of the pages read we visit the Pancake site again and learn someone has put alligators on the site. And someone sprayed Officers Delinkos cop car black. As a result he is on desk duty for awhile.

From what I have read so far the movie follows the book very closely. There is two main differences. One Garrett was not a cool kid in the movie he was a nerd, and second when Officer Delikos car was painted black he didn’t have to go on desk duty. This book is really good and I can’t wait to see is the book closely resembles the move all the way through the book.