Showing posts with label Carl Hiaasen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Carl Hiaasen. Show all posts

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Hoot

Book #160 (Unique books*)
Book #14 in 2012
Hoot
by Carl Hiaasen
"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."

April 13th to April 19th - 7 days - 292 pages

Notes:
Roy was the first fictional character I ever had a crush on. I was like 8. Sigh.

*I have read this lots of times but I'm counting it in my total because it's never been published here.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Flush

Book #139 (Unique books)
Book #17 in 2011
Flush
by Carl Hiaasen
"With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home."

August 1st to August 10th - 10 days - 263 pages