<P> The main character Roy Eberhardt moves to Florida and into the town of Coconut Cove , where his classmate Dana Matherson starts bullying him . On the bus to school , Roy sees a boy running barefoot outside . Roy tries to leave the bus , but Dana viciously chokes and strangles him . He escapes after punching Dana in the face , breaking his nose , and then exiting the bus . But Roy ca n't catch the running boy because a golf ball hits Roy in the head . The school suspends him from the bus for two weeks and orders Roy to write an apology to Dana . Roy calls for a truce , but Dana refuses to accept . </P>
what is the setting of the book hoot
Florida and into the town of Coconut Cove