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Hoot

by Carl Hiaasen

Hoot by Carl Hiaasen is assigned in US schools at grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 760L. It appears across 4 curriculum references and 4 states, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.

This page shows where Hoot is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Lexile
760L
Grade range
Grades 4–7
Difficulty for grade
Within the grade 4–5 band (740–1010L)
Age range
Ages 9–13
Pages
304
Reading time
about 5h 35m (est.)
First published
2002
Genre
Realistic Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375829161

Reading difficulty: At 760L, Hoot falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge.

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About this book

New to Florida, middle-schooler Roy Eberhardt gets tangled up in a plot to save a colony of endangered burrowing owls from a pancake-house construction site. Winner of the 2003 Newbery Honor and a staple of 4th-7th grade environmental-science and ELA units.

Why widely assigned

This Realistic Fiction title, reads at middle-grade prose complexity, typically at grades 4–7. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on environmentalism and friendship; cited across 4 curriculum frameworks.

Themes

environmentalism · friendship · activism · bullying

Content notes

bullying

Common Sense Media recommends age 10+.

Where this book is assigned

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Common questions

What grade level is Hoot?
Hoot is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 4–7, with a Lexile measure of 760L. Specific grade placement varies by curriculum — AP Literature and IB English Literature typically use it in grades 11-12.
What is the Lexile level of Hoot?
Hoot has a Lexile measure of 760L according to MetaMetrics. Lexile measures text complexity, not content maturity — check the grade range and content notes separately for age-appropriateness.
How long does it take to read Hoot?
It takes about 5h 35m to read Hoot (304 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 335 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
Is Hoot hard to read for 4th grade?
At 760L, Hoot falls within the typical 740–1010L text-complexity range for 4th grade (Common Core Appendix A) — a grade-appropriate reading challenge. Lexile measures text complexity, not thematic maturity — check the content notes for age-appropriateness separately.
What curricula assign Hoot?
Hoot appears on reading lists for Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award, Great Stone Face Book Award, Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, and 1 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Why this book is on this list

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure
760L — sourced from MetaMetrics’ Lexile Hub.
Grade band
Grades 4–7 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
Curriculum alignment
Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence
Cited in 4 states ELA frameworks or DOE list (see citations above).
Removal / banning records
No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags
Tagged for: book-club.