Tangerine

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Summary: Best Children's Book I've Read (so far) This Year
Review: This book took my breath away! When I finished reading TANGERINE, I called the library where I work and had them order 2 more copies. In September, this will be the first book I have the kids in my Young Critics Club read. The character development, the action, the mystery, the pain, the thrill -- it's all there. I hope the Newbery Award Committee reads TANGERINE

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Summary: Exciting reading for the young and not so young!
Review: A wonderfully entertaining and suspenseful story. I was most anxious to reach the end of the mystery, but truly sorry to leave the town of Tangerine.

Kudos to the author. More, please!

Elisabeth Dixon

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Summary: Thoughful and intelligent, I couldn't put it down.
Review: What a wonderful way to find a book. This was the first young adult book sent to me as a Amazon recommendation and I couldn't have been more pleased. The characters are well drawn and believeable. The events that surround the community are so ordinary, but Edaward Bloor lets us 'see' in a new light. I am teacher and I can't wait for school to start to recommend this book to my students. One young friend of mine read it on my recommedation and finished it in an afternoon. I will be anxiously awaiting his next book

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Summary: A Story of Fight and Courage Not Just For the Young!
Review: I ordered this book on the basis of the Amazon young adult editor's review and I was not disappointed. I could hardly put this book down. I was drawn by Paul's character throughout the book, not your typical hero, but instead someone who "sees" things more clearly than those with better eyesight. I loved this book which shows that ability, popularity, and toughness are not what is important, it is people and really seeing them. It is well-written, excellenty plotted, drawing the reader along with the idea of finding out what really happened to Paul when he was five years old. This book is not just for young adults -- I am 32 and I loved it

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Summary: Great characters!
Review: I sat down Saturday morning to read this book. I didn't get up until I finished it. I couldn't stop reading - I wanted to know what happened to Paul in the past and what was going to happen in the future. When I finished the book, I felt just like I do when I finish a book by any of my favorite authors: when is the next one coming out

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Summary: Starred review in Kirkus Reviews, February 1
Review: "A legally blind seventh-grader with clearer vision than most wins acceptance in a new Florida school as his football-hero older brother self-destructs in this absorbing, multi-stranded debut. Paul's thick lenses don't keep him from being a first-rate soccer goalie, but they do make him, willy-nilly, a "handicapped" student and thus, according to his new coach, ineligible to play. After a giant sinkhole swallows much of the ramshackle school, Paul is able to transfer to another school where, with some parental collusion, he can keep his legal status a secret. It turns out to be a rough place, where "minorities are in the majority," but Paul fits himself in, playing on the superb soccer team (as a substitute for one of the female stars of the group) and pitching in when a freeze threatens the citrus groves. Bloor fills in the setting with authority and broad irony: In Tangerine County, Florida, groves are being replaced by poorly designed housing developments through which drift clouds of mosquitoes and smoke from unquenchable "muck fires." Football is so big that not even the death of a player struck by lightning during practice gets in the way of NFL dreams: no one, including Paul's parents, see how vicious and amoral his brother, Erik, is off the field. Smart, adaptable, and anchored by a strong sense of self-worth, Paul makes a memorable protagonist in a cast of vividly drawn characters; multiple yet taut plotlines lead to a series of gripping climaxes and revelations. Readers are going to want more from this author."

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Summary: Junior Library Guild
Review: The Junior Library Guild, 29 John Street, New York, NY, has chosen Tangerine as one of its selections for 1997. This insures that 4,000 copies will circulate in public libraries and school libraries

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Summary: Tangerine Review
Review: Genre: realistic fiction
Title: Tangerine
Author: Edward Bloor
Grades 6-9

The main idea of Tangerine is about an seventh grade boy named Paul Fisher who is visually impaired. The story is about his ife in Tangerine, Florida from Texas. Throughout this story you will notice the horrors and accomplishments he had to go through. For example, he will experience the horror of death and accomplishment of a new soccer career. Paul will also run into many family and school problems. This story has many surprising twists which will engross you in this story.My opinion of this book is that is it very surprising and has many interesting cliffhangers. The characters in this story will never cease to amaze you because the actions they take is much unsuspected. I personally recommend this book for any of thos young adults out there who are willing to take some time to read this excellent book. I also like how it is written in a point of view from an eight grader seventh grader so you young people can relate to the characters.Some possible classroom uses are that it will teach young adults to experience what some problems kids have to go through at home and school to be favored or noticed. Also, to help students notice the effects of their actions on other peole and how it feels to them. It is teaching students to appreciate some things in life that really matter.

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Summary: Tangerine Review
Review: Contemporary Realistic Fiction
Tangerine
Edward Bloor
Grades 6-8
Summary And Review: This story is about Paul Fisher, a visually impaired 7th grade soccer goalie star. His family moves to Tangerine, Florida because his dad got a new job there. Paul is told by his parents that he lost his complete vision from looking at a solar eclipse, but he beleives it is not the truth. His beleives that his prodigy child brother had something to do with it. Throughout the book many things happen to Paul; including he wins the county soccer championship. Slowly Paul chips away at the real truth behind his vision impairment from flashbaks. This book has an excellent surprise ending and it makes you want to read a sequel of it. I enjoyed this book because the book always had something going on and was action packed. Also, the author did a great job in characterizing each character. There are many in class project you could do with Tangerine; including posters, script reading, play acting, experiments, author study, and other things. If you want a book that you can't set down you should read the action filled book, Tangerine.

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Summary: Tangerine
Review: Sally Pickles
Genre: Contemporary Realistic Ficton
Title: Tangerine
Author: Edward Bloor
Publisher/ ISBN: Scholastic Inc. ISBN: 0-439-28603-4
Grade Level: grades 6th-8th
Gist: Paul is a twelve year old boy who has recently moved to Tangerine Florida. Paul lives wih his dad, mom , and older brother. Paul plays soccer and his brother Erik is a bug time football star. Paul enrolls in a new school and begins making new friends. Everthing seems to be going fine until a series of bad events begin to take place. If you want to know what happens to Paul and his family then read Tangerine. It is a great book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.
I would recommend this book because it is very realistic. It shows that anything can happen that you least expect. It is also scary and keeps you on the tip of your seat. All together it is a great book and I hope you read it.
Classroom Uses: You ould do many activities with this book some of the thigns could be; a sinkhole activity where you find out how a sinkhole works. Also, you could do a character analysis activity. This would help you if you were a teacher.