Hoot — Content Guide for Parents
Found in this book
- ViolenceSupporting
- Scary contentBrief
- Race & cultureBrief
- ProfanityBrief
- ClimateCentral
- Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles
Not found
- Religion
- Sexual content
- Gender & orientation
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
A PARADE BEST KIDS BOOK OF ALL TIME
Everybody loves Mother Paula's pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls' fate cemented in pancake batter?
Welcome to Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the creatures are wild and the people are wilder!
Frequently asked questions
Is Hoot appropriate for a 7-year-old?
A school bully repeatedly attacks Roy, including choking him on the bus until Roy breaks the bully's nose, and there are also kids tied up, threats, domestic violence and a police gunshot that hits no one. There are some mildly scary moments, such as a grizzly bear encounter, a gory accident that is only mentioned, and snakes and guard dogs at the building site.
Does Hoot have violence?
Found (Supporting): A school bully repeatedly attacks Roy, including choking him on the bus until Roy breaks the bully's nose, and there are also kids tied up, threats, domestic violence and a police gunshot that hits no one.
Does Hoot have scary content?
Found (Brief): There are some mildly scary moments, such as a grizzly bear encounter, a gory accident that is only mentioned, and snakes and guard dogs at the building site.
Does Hoot have religion?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hoot have race & culture?
Found (Brief): White characters refer to Native characters as "Indians", a Seminole reservation is described only as a place selling tax-free tobacco, and a student from Haiti is treated harshly.
Does Hoot have profanity?
Found (Brief): A parents' guide lists a few mild swear words such as "damn" and "smart-ass", rating language as a little.
Does Hoot have climate?
Found (Central): The whole story is about kids protesting to save endangered burrowing owls from a restaurant being built on their habitat, with a pro-environment message.
Does Hoot have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does Hoot have gender roles?
Found (Brief, Traditional roles): A parents' guide notes that police and construction workers are all men, women are mothers and teachers, and tough, capable Beatrice goes home to make dinner for her dad.
Does Hoot have gender & orientation?
Not found in the sources we checked.
