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Summary: This is a great book that YOU WON'T WANT TO PUT DOWN!
Review: Paul Fisher's older brother Erik is a high school football star, but to Erik he is just plain mean. Paul prefers soccer even though he has to wear these really thick glasses because, as you find out in the end of the book, his brother spray painted his eyes. His family moves to Tangerine, Florida where things are much different than he is used to. His home is right next to a muck fire, which is a fire that never goes out. He makes lots of friends at his first school, but his school is swallowed up by a sink hole. His parents move him to a harder school where he becomes friends with all of the "tough kids". All of the tough kids are on his soccer team, he realizes that they are some of his best friends. Another strange thing that happens is: lightning strikes the same field everyday at the same time and place. A boy on Erik's football team was killed because he was standing in the place where the lightning struck when it struck. At the end of the book, Paul tells his parents that he really isn't blind. They are surprised but happy. Paul reveals all of his secrets of what he knows Erik has done. Erik was a thief and a murderer. He killed a brother of a girl and boy on Paul's soccer team! I really liked the book because it was funny, sad, and interesting. I recommend this book to anyone who loves to read a book that they can't put down.
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Summary: I do believe I'd give this one a Newbery, if only I could...
Review: I think most of the reviews below do a thorough job of detailing the book. I would teach this in a middle school or high school reading class as it is written with a voice that would capture the readers of that age. It sure caught mine! I couldn't put it down. Bloor does a fantastic job of bringing his characters alive and giving them their own believable voice. He deals with racism, truth, fear, bravery, and normal school items that would hit home with many students. And, he does it in almost a haunting way. He almost made me afraid, not horrorlike, but afraid of being human, weak, an outsider. The way he writes about the affluent community and his mom's "worries", such as the neighbor with too many lightning rods on his house, is splendid. The humor is sophisticated. There is a ton of stuff to talk about. The school gets sucked into a sinkhole, people are killed, the "muck" fires and mosquitoes plague the community and you love the protagonist. Enjoy!
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Summary: More than you would expect from a sports novel.
Review: I really loved this book. it was a mixture of sports (socer, my favorite) and drama. Best of all nobody named Ken or Dawson had to solve the mystery of the missing snowboard before the slopes were shut down for good (that being the plot of a regular sports book)
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Summary: This book is fantastic!
Review: This book combines realistic fiction with an ironic mystery that makes you want to read on. It has strong characters and a intresting plot.
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Summary: This is a wonderful book about a boy in childhood.
Review: I think "Tangerine" is a very good book. It starts out with a boy named Paul Fisher. He just moved to a new town called Lake Windsor Downs. He meets a lot of new friends after a couple of days. For some reason, his school playground is struck by lightning every day. At one of his brothers football practices a boy died from being struck. One day it was very rainy and there was a sinkhole right underneath the school. It swallowed the school and so Paul had to go to a different school called Tangerine Middle. He wasn't to happy that his school was swallowed, but he would rather play his game of soccer at his new school than wait two months. When he learns about all of the kids at his new school he notices that most of all their parents farm tangerine groves in the country. One day in the winter he wondered why all of the kids weren't at school. He asked Henry D. and he said that all of the kids were helping their parents fight the freeze against the trees. After school that day he went over to one of his friends houses' to try and help them fight the freeze. They had to stay up all night and pack trees with dirt and so on. Do you think Paul will make it through the night? If you decide to read this book, be prepared for a GREAT ending.
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Summary: This was the coolest book I've ever read.
Review: This is a weird story about Paul Fisher and the life he leads with a psycho brother Erik,"The Football Star". His school is swallowed by a sinkhole, and Then he goes to Tangerine. And there he becomes a player and the all winning War Eagles. This book realy Rocks! I suggest you read it.
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Summary: Entertaining, thought provoking, wonderful imagery.
Review: This book has a great story and a good message. I think it has a good ending, too (unlike an earlier review), because it brings closure to many issues, and ends on a uplifting note. I think most teens would enjoy have trouble putting it down!
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Summary: It's an O.K book.
Review: I read Tangerine a few weeks ago for a book report, and I thought that it's cool how Paul, the main character, even wearing thick glasses, fits in in the toughest group around. But I think that it should finish differently, because it leaves you feeling blank.
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Summary: A great book with many surprises
Review: If you like mystery, soccer, and sibling rivalry, then Tangerine by Edward Bloor, is the book for you. Paul Fisher is legally blind and he has to wear "bottle-thick, bug-eyed glasses." Even though he is blind, he has an amazing ability to see people for what they really are. When Paul's family moved to Tangerine County, Florida, he got a chance to start over. Paul has grown up in the shadow of his self-obsorbed, football playing brother. His dad worships Paul's brother and never pays attention to him. Paul grows through his experiences at new schools, making friends, playing soccer, and tending a tangerine grove. This book is like many other books I have read. It is very straight forward and easy to understand. Bloor does an amazing job of drawing his reader's in. He hits that there is a secret in the Fisher family and you really want to read on to find out what it is. I read this entire 294 page book in a week. I couldn't put it down. This book was also appealing to me because I play soccer. It was very easy for me to relate to the stresses that come along with playing a sport. I could relate when Paul didn't make a starting position. I have always had to work to make the team. If you don't like soccer this book may not be for you. Soccer isn't the main point of the story, but it is something that Paul identifies with and it is something that he can really relate too. There is also a great deal of soccer "lingo" that may be hard to understand if you don't know about the sport. "Henry D. lifted a beautiful corner kick to Victor, who leaped and headed it into the goal." This would be confusing to anyone who doesn't know much about soccer. Tangerine has some great description in it. "The air had a gray tint to it, and a damp, foul smell like an ashtray." It was very easy to see this newly developed town. It was a great comparison of how Paul's family moving into a new house also represented a new beginning for Paul. It was his chance to make a name for himself. The way Bloor developed Paul was the best aspect of the story. He did a great job of showing how Paul changed through the story. Paul was nothing but the little brother of a great football player at the beginning of the story. But when Paul faced his fear, he learned how to be himself. "When disaster struck, we all had to do something. In a way, we all had to become something." By the end of the story, Paul had become someone. Anyone could read this book, but I recommend it to younger readers. It is not a very challenging plot. It was not too difficult or confusing and it was easy to understand. If you really like exciting plots and plots that make you think about hidden meanings, this book is not for you. Tangerine explains everything out very well and it's easy to follow. I recommend this book because it makes you realize that you need to make the most of your life. That you have to face your fears before you can become who you really want to be.
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Summary: It was a great book with many satisfying twists and turns
Review: I am ten years old and love to read.Some people say that TANGERINE is just for 13 and up readers but it relates to people of all ages.TANGERINE is the best book I have EVER read and I am trying to get my brother to read it so he can realize he has mental problems too.(ha! ha!)
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