Tangerine

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Summary: Being blind doesn't mean Anything...
Review: Sometimes things are not the way they look. Paul Fisher, a 12 year old legally blind boy is the only one in his new town to know the real truth about his brother erik.
The Fisher family used to live in Huston, Texas but for some job reasons they were sent to Tangerine, Florida. Tangerine is a strange place were lightings strike every day at the same time, were there's never ending underground burns, and were sinkholes happen very often. When the Fisher family arrived, the entire town was interested in Paul's brother Erik because they had heard he was one of the best football players of his age in Texas.
Paul has no attention from his family since they already have the "famous" Erik. But Paul has a strange feeling about his new life. He always wondered why was Tangerine such a weird place, or why a kid like him fitted in the toughest group in his school. The one thing that Paul really wanted to know about, was that why did he have this strange feeling which said that his brother Erik was behind every terrible thing that happened to him. During all this confusion that ran into Paul's mind, he suddenly starts getting flashbacks that brought up terrible memories. Paul starts telling his memories to his friends, but he didn't dare to tell them to his family. The time finally came when Paul had the strength to tell his mom all his horrible memories, and for the first time his family believed him. Soon everybody starts to believe him, and Paul discovers what his strange feeling was trying to tell him all his young life. By reading this thrilling book, you will be surprised, as you will feel being next to Paul Fisher in every scene he is in, and will become a part of him.

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Summary: Great Book!!Rushed Ending
Review: When you think of tangerines, you think of fruit, in this book, you think of a severely messed up neighborhood. Paul Fisher is a resident of this so called messed up neighborhood, along with his brother Eric. Paul is a great kid who is always overlooked by his parents to his "amazing" brother Eric. Although Eric isn't that amazing. The book is great for all ages but would be best for teenagers. The book is very good but the ending is a little rushed. Other than that it is a great book!!!

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Summary: A very good book!!
Review: This book is a very good one I Personily do not like to read books, but are teacher gave us a selection of books and told us a lil bit about them, and when she told us about Tangerine I could picture the scenes she was giving to us and I love it when you can really visulise what is goin on in the book and you dont get lost. I would recomend this book to all teen readers.

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Summary: an excelent book!!
Review: I found this book very interesting and with a very good message. It shows that you don't have to have super powers to be a hero! You can even be legally blind! This book has a good plot and is very thrilling. It keeps you guessing until the very end. The book is very visual. You can picture the sceens in your mind very well. I suggest this book to all teen readers. It is really good!

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Summary: Great Book
Review: The book of Tangerine is the best book I read in a very long time. It is about a boy named Paul who moved from Houston, Texas to Tangerine, FL. Paul is ready but Tangerine is not expecting the arrival of this very odd family from Texas. The thing I have to say about this book is that if you want to read a awesome book then this is the one for you and much more.

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Summary: Great book
Review: I loved the book. The struggle between 2 brothers is great. One knows something about the brother that he shouldn't know and he battles over that the whole book. It's a really great book-definitely for someone in middle school.

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Summary: Great Book!!
Review: I think that the book Tangerine is very good. It has many elements of a good story that you would want in a book. There is suspense that kept me spell bound throughout the whole story and there is an extreme amount of excitment!! The characters are developed in a terrific way so that you can truly feel the joy and pain that Paul(the main character) feels throughout the story. The drama in the story seems so realistic and true and a good lesson is taught in the story. GET THIS BOOK!!!

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Summary: Great book
Review: I really liked this book and would reccomend it to anyone who likes to read. I like the fact that it is written by journal entries for almost every day making it funner and easier to follow because you know when one day starts and another stops.

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Summary: Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Review: When twelve-year-old Paul and his family move from Texas to Tangerine, Florida, it is a change of such magnitude that their lives will never be the same. Paul is legally blind due to a strange incident that occurred when he was five. However, that doesn't keep him from being an awesome soccer player and the one member of his family who truly sees what is going on.
The author raises a host of issues, including: vanishing farm communities, spreading suburbia, culture, class, handicaps, and family dysfunction. Best of all, he tucks them into a riveting story with characters a reader can't forget.
The haunting imagery creates such a foreboding atmosphere and this tension builds to the point that it's hard to put this book down. Will privileged Paul find a place for himself with his Latino classmates in their underfunded school and why is his relationship with his older, football star brother so strained? There is more going on in Tangerine than meets the eye.

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Summary: Read It Once, Read it Again
Review: I thought the book was really good, once I actually got into it. One thing I really liked about it was how it was arranged by journal entries instead of chapters, making it easier to understand. I read it once for pleasure, now I'm re-reading it for a school project on my own volition! It's great!!!!