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Violence
Barely any
Very mild conflict and some bullying; no significant violence
Language
Barely any
Very mild language; Hiaasen's humor is broad and clean
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
None
No significant psychological intensity; the novel is warm and comedically engaged throughout
What this book is about
Carl Hiaasen's middle-grade debut follows Roy Eberhardt, newly arrived in Coconut Cove, Florida, who encounters a barefoot boy running from bullies and eventually discovers the reason: a Mother Paula's pancake restaurant is about to be built over a colony of burrowing owls. Hiaasen writes with his trademark Florida absurdism, scaled for younger readers. A warm, funny, and genuinely engaging environmental adventure. Appropriate for all ages.
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