On 2010-01-27 Barbara J. Riley, Osceola, IN United States wrote: My 9-year-old brought this home from the school library and upon reading it, informed me the word ´damn´ is used multiple times in the book. While it´s not the most horrible thing in the world, I guess, teachers and parents should be aware it´s in there. I´m puzzled as to why a children´s book, and one that´s apparently won awards, has swear words in it. Also, the synopsis on the book jacket described the story of a boy who moves to a new school and finds an unusual person to be friends with. However, my son told me the main points of the story were environmentalist in nature, coming out against a company developing land in Florida. While that kind of thing is something that should be discussed, I wish the synopsis had been more truthful. It´s disappointing to see that there´s some deception on the story description and then includes swear words once you get into it. Full disclosure is a good thing.. And summed up by saying Be mindful of swear words/political agenda. Currently Hoot has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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