Status
Available
Call number
Publication
New York : Yearling, [2005], c2002.
Description
Roy, who is new to his small Florida community, becomes involved in another boy's attempt to save a colony of burrowing owls from a proposed construction site.
Media reviews
Carousel 23
Pat Tate (Carousel 23 (Spring 2003))
Roy Eberhardt is being bullied by Dana Matherson, mainly because he is the new boy who has just moved to the school in Florida from Montana. A refreshingly different tale because Roy resolutely refuses to give in to the bully, and as a result of this positive
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stand he sees something mysterious which develops into an intriguing story. There is a connection with the tantalising title and cover and the delightful humour, together with the lovably quirky characters in this special novel, is most satisfying. My heart warmed to the policeman who fell asleep in his patrol car, and woke to find someone had painted all the windows black. The book feels very American but young readers will cope with the slight cultural differences, which may well enhance their enjoyment of the tale. Show Less
Books for Keeps
Nicholas Tucker (Books for Keeps No. 140, May 2003)
Hiaasen must be the most entertaining environmental author there has yet been. Now addressing a younger audience for the first time, his latest passionate but also very funny novel jogs along paths already familiar to fans of his previous adult
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eco-thrillers. Set in his beloved but continuously over-developed state of Florida, this story features a wild boy out to defeat a Pancake company from building on land dwelt in by rare burrowing owls. Up against him are Curly, the grumpy, bald site foreman, Officer Delinko, an unfortunate policeman, and Chuck E Muckle, company chairman and ruthless entrepreneur. All this is witnessed by Roy, a new boy in the area who is also the target of his school's chief bully. How everything finally works out is a joy to behold, with enough one-liners to keep any reader happy long after the event. Category: 10-14 Middle/Secondary. Rating: ***** (Unmissable). ...., Macmillan, 288pp, D9.99 pbk. Ages 10 to 14. Show Less
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Awards
Nebraska Golden Sower Award (Nominee — 2005)
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 2006)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Middle Grade — 2006)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Honor — 2005)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2005)
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award (Nominee — 2005)
Great Stone Face Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2004)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8 — 2004)
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Junior — 2005)
William Allen White Children's Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-8)
Newbery Medal (Honor Book — 2003)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Teen — 2006)
Vermont Golden Dome Book Award (Nominee)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 2006)
Agatha Award (Nominee — 2002)
Mark Twain Readers Award (Nominee)
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Nominee — 2004)
Nēnē Award (Nominee — 2005)
Indies Choice Book Award (Honor Book — Children's Literature — 2003)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Teen — 2005)
Southern Book Prize (Winner — Children's — 2003)
Golden Archer Award (Nominee — 2007)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 2005)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Juvenile Books — 2005)
The White Ravens (2003)
Maud Hart Lovelace Award (Nominee — 2006)
Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2004)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 2003)
CCBC Choices (2003)
Read Aloud Indiana Book Award (Middle School — 2003)
Great Reads from Great Places (Florida — 2011, 2006, 2005)
Notable Children's Book (2003)
Teacher Favorites Award (2003)
Young Adult Favorites Award (2004)
Language
Original publication date
2002
Physical description
292 p.; 20 cm
ISBN
9780440419396