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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780590660921
ISBN: 0590660926
Label: Scholastic
Manufacturer: Scholastic
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 294
Publication Date: 1997
Publisher: Scholastic
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Scholastic

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Paul Fisher's older brother Erik is a high school football star, but to Paul he's no hero. Paul's own game is soccer, which he plays even though he has to wear thick glasses because of a mysterious eye injury. When the Fishers move to Tangerine, Florida, Paul tries to make sense of things. Like why people live in a place where underground fires burn for years, a sinkhole swallows his school, and lightning strikes the same practice field everyday. Why he fits into the toughest group around, which just happens to be his new soccer team. And most of all, why no one but he can see the terrifying truth about Erik.

Amazon.com Review:
So what if he's legally blind? Even with his bottle-thick, bug-eyed glasses, Paul Fisher can see better than most people. He can see the lies his parents and brother live out, day after day. No one ever listens to Paul, though--until the family moves to Tangerine. In Tangerine, even a blind, geeky, alien freak can become cool. Who knows? Paul might even become a hero! Edward Bloor's debut novel sparkles with wit, authenticity, unexpected plot twists, and heart. The writing is so fine, the story so triumphant, that you just might stand up and shout when you get to the end. Hooray!




Rating: - Great, teen read!
This is a great read for all ages; the author weaves a story of a survivor who views life in positive terms and is never defeated!

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Rating: - Very Moving
I read this book in my 7th grade language arts class. I'm not sure if any of my peers really thought about this book the way I did.
You see, this book has not just one message, but many. The first message is an environmental one. The second was about parenting, in a sense. The third was one I think I really understood. It was about the division between groups of people, like in The Outsiders, if you've ever read it. It was sort of a "rich vs. poor" scenario.
Over all, it was very ... Read More

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Rating: - Save the tangerine!
Edward Bloor, Tangerine (Scholastic, 1997)

Tangerine County, Florida, is a very weird place. (It should be noted, since it seems to be a frequently asked question, that while there is a Citrus County in Florida, Tangerine County exists only in Edward Bloor's head.) After you've lived there for a while, you get used to it, but Paul Fisher doesn't have that problem. Paul is a legally blind soccer player. (Yeah, figure that one out.) He's also a transplant; his family moved to Tangerine ... Read More

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Rating: - Excellent!
This book is so good, it held my interest more than any of the Harry Potter books!

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Rating: - One of my favorites
I read this book for the first time in 5th grade I think, and since then I've read it at least twice more. It's a great story about a boy who lives in Florida, with a brother who teases him and other cliche stuff that you wouldn't think makes a good book, but it does, because Bloor handles the subject wonderfully, intertwining all of the simple things that we all remember from our childhood into a great read that pulls you in and doesn't let go until you have finished it, swept up by the emotion that ... Read More

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