Both feature middle school boys in Florida working with friends to save a colony of burrowing owls from disaster in the form of a new pancake restaurant. In the book, Roy has the nickname "Tex" and in the movie he blurts out the name of the first name tag he sees: "Ling Ho." Another noted difference is that Officer Delinko played a more active role in the book than in the movie. He made mistakes in the book, but no where near to the extreme as he did in the movie. Another character, Mullet Fingers, is portrayed as a runaway trouble maker, where as in the book readers portray him similar to Mowgli or Huckleberry Finn.
Both were enjoyable, but as I said before, it's hard to watch a movie and enjoy it after you have read the book.
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