Hoot (spoilers)

Hoot
Carl Hiaasen
Summary: Roy Eberhardt is an ordinary kid that attends Trace Middle School, but one day when he sees a strange bare-footed boy running while he is on the bus, the boy captures his interest, and Roy decides to find out who he is. Even when he told to not look for the boy by Beatrice "the bear", a tough eight grade girl who everybody seems to be scared of, he doesn't stop. On the other side of town is Officer Delinko, who is questioned for falling a sleep while on post to stop somebody from vandalizing the construction site of Mother Paula's Pancake house. But when one thing leads to another, Roy finds himself in the middle of everything!
1. friendship
2. Friends are what keep you through your hardest times, without them, you have no motivation.
3. Roy Eberhardt: kind, confused, smart
4. The most memorable part of the story in my opinion was when Roy allowed Beatrice to sleep in his room because things at her house weren't going to well. He acted like a true friend by helping her out. It was very kind of him. He even offered to let her sleep on the bed while he slept on the floor but she disagreed.
5.  The author is trying to tell us that you shouldn't "judge a book by a cover". Although Beatrice was very tough and she looked like a rather rough and dangerous person, she had a kind heart and was a good friend once Roy got to know her. It shows that outward appearances aren't what they seem to be. Also, it tells you that you can make friends with anyone. And that includes mullet-fingers, the mysterious brother of Beatrice that seems to come and go, but turned out to be more friendly than he seemed at first.
6. I would rate this book a 8/10 because it was well written, and it had a good plot. I didn't really like the general story idea. Still, it was a good book to read.
7.
Beginning: Roy sees the mysterious running boy while he is on the bus.

Climax: Mullet-fingers, the mysterious boy, Roy, and Beatrice prepare to stop the construction of the Mother Paula's pancake house due to the small burrowing owls that live underneath the site, by telling to people to help them protest.

Ending: Roy, Beatrice, and Mullet-fingers save the owls from death.