Books with title Hoot

Unfortunately, Roy?s first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then again, if Dana hadn?t been sinking his thumbs into Roy?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?here?s the odd part?wore no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets himself on the boy?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.Roy has most definitely arrived in Carl Hiaasen?s Florida.From the Hardcover edition.

Roy Eberhardt never wanted to move to Florida. But his family moves a lot, so he's used to the new-kid drill - and Florida bullies are like bullies everywhere. But Roy finds himself oddly indebted to hulking Dana Matherson. If Dana hadn't been mashing Roy's face into the school-bus window, Roy may never have spotted the running boy. And the running boy is the first interesting thing Roy's seen in Florida. The boy is about Roy's age, but he is running away from the school bus. He has no books, no backpack and, most oddly, no shoes. Sensing a mystery, Roy sets out to trail the unknown runner. Where is the boy going, and what does he have to do with potty-trained alligators, a fake-fart champion, some burrowing owls, a very dodgy pancake PR man and several snakes with unnaturally sparkly tails?