Three middle-schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in the mystery adventure HOOT. Based on Carl Hiaasen's Newbery Honor-winning book, HOOTrevolves around a Montana boy who moves to Florida and unearths a disturbing threat to a local population of endangered owls. Determined to protect his new environment, the boy and his friends fight to prevent the adults from making a big mistake.