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Summary: Tangerine
Review: If you like mystery, soccer, and sibling rivalry, then Tangerine by Edward Bloor, is the book for you. Living in his older brother's shadow Paul is trying to survive with out any help from his parents. Paul is a geek that "wears extra thick bug eyed glasses" that he has to wear because of a freak accident. His parents told him that he looked at a solar eclipse but Paul can see just fine Paul can see what most people really are like. Paul's family moves to Lake Winsdor Florida in hope of finding a new life. Now Paul has a chance to start his life over again. Paul will slowly grow and make lots of new friends on and off of the soccer field. Paul slowly learns the secrets to a good life as he progresses through out the book and he will learn ti is always better to tell the truth then to lie and hide. Easy to read this is a very good book for young adult readers out there. I really recommond this for Young Adult readers.
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Summary: Tangerine Review
Review: Although Paul wears extra thick glasses from an accident when he was little, he can see better than anyone in his family. Paul can see Erick, his brother, for what he really is, not the perfect little football player everyone else sees. In the beginning Paul moves from Houston, Texas to Tangerine County, Florida. Paul's mom is making her last rounds around the house making sure not an once of dust is left from when they lived in there old, clearing away not only dirt, but memories also. Bad luck for Paul starts right away. He was the best goalie in his own league in Houston and seems the be the best here, too. He knows he is going to be a starter, but then the coach calls Paul to the sideline. and tells him he can't play because his mom filled out an IEP for Paul. A few days later after being kicked off the teams his school has a sink hole devoured some of the school. This tragedy turns out to be a miracle for Paul and his dad. Now Paul could go to a different school and play soccer. He gets on the team but as a backup instead of starter, but to him that's ok because he at least can be on the team at this school. Paul makes friends with the guys on his soccer team, and does a report on Tino, one of Paul's friends, brother,Luis's invention, the Golden Dawn Tangerine. Paul gets interested in the grove and comes out a couple times to help work. The rest of the book is the climax. Secrets to what the characters are really like are revealed in the exciting ending. The mystery in the book builds up which makes you not want to put it down until the end. It is a great book if you like mystery action. I would definitely recommend it.
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Summary: Tangerine a great book
Review: Tangerine is an exciting, thrilling, and mysterious book. I would give this a 5 star rating. You'll notice that every chapter leaves you thinking of mystery and adventure. Later you'll learn the truth of Erik and Arthur. It will blow you away. The main character of this book is Paul. He is writing a journal so what is happening in the book has already happened. Another character is Erik, Paul's older brother. Erik is a football star and he is very popular in his school. His friend is Arthur. Arthur and Erik are always together; at practice, when they go mud sliding, and eating, etc. Another character is Erik and Paul's Dad. He is a civil engineer and most of his life is about the "Erik Fisher football dream". Other characters are Paul's mom, Victor, Tino, Joey,and Betty Bright. Paul is a soccer player but Paul's dad doesn't really care. Paul keeps having these mysterious flash backs. He doesn't remember why he wears thick glasses, or why his parents seem to be hiding something. Well, all this comes together when the Fisher family moves to Tangerine. I would suggest this book to all ages...Old...young...and middle aged.
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Summary: Sioux Valley Junior High 7th Grade's Review of Tangerine
Review: We all thought that Tangerine was a good book. In Paul Fisher's interesting life he finds that he has a curious blindness. Paul struggles to fit in at school. This becomes even more difficult because Paul's older brother Erik is a star foorball player. Their dad is so caught up in Erik's accomplishments that he doesn't even notice Paul's. Tangerine is full of details and around every corner lies mystery, compassion, and lots of suprises. From sinkholes to freezes to even murder. Tangerine is a must-read book for everyone... old... young... whatever!! Sioux Valley 7-2 Reading class's review.
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Summary: Tangerine
Review: Tangerine is a really great suspense novel. It is has a great story line to it; one that progresses through out the book. I would give Tangerine 5 stars. Before I discuss any more of the book, let's take a look at the setting and characters. The main characters in this novel are, Paul, who is legally blind because of a mysterious eye injury, Erik, Paul's older brother and star football player, Dad, a civil engineer, and Mom, who is on the Home Owners Association. Later in the story, we meet Joey(Paul's friend,) Coach Walski, and Arthur Bauer, Erik's associate. Paul, although a great goalie, he is not allowed to play for his school because of his eyes. When a sinkhole destroys his school,It is as if a miracle has happened. He is allowed to play at Tangerine Middle, home of the War Eagles. There, he has no record of problems with his eyes, and is allowed to play soccer there. At this school, Paul becomes more confident in himself. He makes friends whith the toughest group around. Through out the story there is the nagging question of what this mysterious eye injury of Paul is. In the book Paul keeps on having flash backs that bring you closer and closer to the horrifying truth. You can almost glimpse the horrible truth about Erik. I would recommend this book to anyone who like a good suspense thriller. I think Edward Bloor did a great job at writing this awesome novel.
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Summary: Fisherman
Review: This book was very good. It helps people understand the life of middle school kid, what they go through in school and how they are treated. It really shows how a kid can be teased at school and and how some students take it. I really enjoy reading this books because of the way it was written. I think that the aurthur did a good job on this book to show the life of a child and there school activites and how the parents work things out to be involve with there children activities. I think that readers that are involve with the sport soccer would kike to read this novel and they will enjoy it. I hope you enjoy this book.
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Summary: A Good Boook to "Sink" Into!
Review: Tangerine was about a young seventh grade boy named Paul, who was told he could go to a different school instead of doing split sessons with the sixth grade. This was because of a sink hole near his neighborhood school,so he did. At his new school he wanted to play soccer. The coach tells Paul that he could play backup goalie. Paul dosen't like it at first, but then they start to play games and Paul goes in for anyone. Then someone's brother dies because of Pauls older brother Erik. Paul gets into some trouble because everyone thinks Paul did it. I really liked the ending but won't give it away! It was a great book, and I recommend it!
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Summary: A must-read for teens and adults
Review: Bloor has created a set of very memorable characters in this novel, set in Tangerine, Florida. Young Paul is a vulnerable, sensitive young teen with a dysfunctional family situation. His mother, very active in her community, is, at best, a Junior Leaguer, and his father is obsessed with his brother's high school football career. Rarely does Paul see one of his parents at his soccer games. When his mother does attend one of his games while he is playing for Tangerine Middle School, she sits with the parents from the opposing team. Paul is plagued with sketchy memories of a very frightening event from his childhood, and as he discovers the source of these memories, he realizes horrible things about his family. This novel is not completely dark, though. There are wonderfully uplifting scenes that involve Paul and his new friends at Tangerine Middle School. Humor colors much of this book. This is a tale that demonstrates the values of persistence and determination, and it depicts personal triumph for young Paul. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR TEENS AND ADULTS.
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Summary: Thirsting for Citrus
Review: Wow. That's all I can say; wow. The book was fantastic. Edward Bloor, I'm an automatic fan! Mystery, drama, ooh, I read the book in two days and at every spare opportunity. Remind me never to move to the Southern US...at least not where 'lightning strikes the same playing field everyday' and 'underground fires' burn forever...definitely not! The only thing to complain about (wait, is there something?), at least for me, was the soccer. I don't play soccer, so that kind of limited the audience in some parts...but still, I really connected with Paul. He's great. Wow.
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Summary: A Tangy treat of a read
Review: Paul Fisher maybe a geek with glass, but he can see a lot of stuff that his clueless parents seem to miss. Paul notices his brother, a local football hero, is torturing his classmates with his friend. Paul starts to see through the lies that his family tells him about his poor eyesight, and finally a crazy town like Tangerine (where giant sinkholes swallow schools, underground fires burn for years and lightning strikes everyday) brings into focus a lost memory. This novel has a "gothic" feel to it, and like a tangerine it is full of flavor and refreshing. What a surprising well crafted novel...despite the less than appealing covers on the hardback and the paperback this book is worthy of your time.
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