Roy Eberhardt, the protagonist of Carl Hiaasen's Hoot, was born in Detroit, Michigan.
He'd told the kids at school he was from Montana, cattle country, when in fact he'd been born in Detroit, Michigan.
Although Roy was born in Detroit, Michigan, his mother and father moved him out of Michigan when he was just a baby. Roy's family has moved frequently throughout his life, which has made it difficult for Roy to feel settled enough to refer to one specific place as his "hometown." Although it is not his place of birth, Roy's favorite place that his family has ever lived is Bozeman, Montana. Bozeman, Montana was the place Roy's family lived right before moving to Coconut Cove, Florida. Roy lived in Montana for "two years, seven months, and eleven days" before moving to Florida. Roy's recent past as a Montana resident and his love for Bozeman is what prompts Dana to mockingly refer to him as "cowgirl."
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