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Title:  Hoot Author: Carl Hiaasen  Copyright: 2005 Publisher: Random House Children's Books Guided Reading Level: T  Genre: Fiction This book has received :  A John Newbery Honor Summary: After Roy Eberhardt moves to the small town of Coconut Cove in Florida, Roy does not seem to be liking Coconut Cove very much. Roy is getting teased at school by a bully named Dana Matherson, and this does not help him feel at home in his new town. Dana always tries to pick fights with Roy, and one day Roy fights back. After Roy punched Dana, Roy takes off to find a barefoot running boy he keeps seeing, and does not succeed yet. The next day, Roy runs into a girl named Beatrice, and although Beatrice is tough at first, Roy and Beatrice become friends. Roy finds out that the mystery boy's named is Mullet Fingers - who is Beatrice's stepbrother. One day Roy and Beatrice discover that Mullet Fingers is severely injured from being attacked by dogs while h...

Title:  Flora & Ulysses Author: Kate DiCamillo  Copyright: 2013 Publisher: Candlewick Press Guided Reading Level: U Genre: Fiction This book has won:  The John Newbery Medal Summary:  This super novel is...super! Kate DiCamillo, author of  The Tale of Despereaux , provides readers with yet another amazing novel. The novel is about a young girl named Flora, who saves a squirrel and names him Ulysses. Flora soon realizes Ulysses has some pretty awesome superpowers and fights (literally) to keep him as a pet. Flora's divorced parents are not really happy about Flora keeping Ulysses, so they want to get rid of him. On top of this, Flora's mother believes she does not have many friends, so she practically makes Flora befriend a "strange" boy named William. However, Flora and Ulysses have a few tricks up their sleeves and eventually convince Flora's parents that Ulysses means no harm due to some crazy adventures, and Flora comes to ...