free write

So far, I am 50 pages into Hoot, and I like the book. It has been a set up so far and has not told anything about the running boy or anything about whom the construction site was vandalized by. I like this because I can make my own prediction on how the book ends up. So far I think the running boy and the construction site are linked in some way. I think the running boy might be the one who is pulling the stakes out and filling the holes but I am not sure how he managed all the alligators. I also predict that the policeman will solve the case of the construction site, when know one else could. This would probably promote him one step closer to detective (his dream).

I think the motive for the vandalism on the construction site is to save the owls. If the construction site was built the owls would definitely die or be fewer in number. The running boy probably has a tie with the conservation committee or has a love for nature because I assume he is vandalizing the land. He is also the perfect person because he can escape fast by running and no one can catch him because he cuts through private property where cars cannot go.

I do not think the bully on the bus has anything to do with the construction site but he might know about the running boy. I think he is a bully because he seems to have an insecure family. As he was wrestling his mom, I started to think about how weired his childhood must have been.

The girl in the cafeteria is kind of a bully but not. She seems to only bully somebody if they do anything to her. I think she knows the running boy and maybe about what he is doing because she was really defensive after she thought someone might find out about him.

I also think if the mother finds out that her son has been sneaking out to find the running boy she will be furious. Most parents don't want their son or daughter to sneak off. Considering he is sneaking off right before dark, into thick woods, where know one knows where he is, could be dangerous. I think he is in for a rude awakening. AKA majorly grounded.