Tangerine

Edward Bloor

Sept 2006 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this eBook

A modern-day classic underdog story to share with middle graders alongside such favorites as Wonder, Holes, and Bridge to Terabithia.

Paul Fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like a bug-eyed alien. But he’s not so blind that he can’t see there are some very unusual things about his family’s new home in Tangerine County, Florida.

Where else does a sinkhole swallow the local school, fire burn underground for years, and lightning strike at the same time every day? The chaos is compounded by constant harassment from his football-star brother.

Adjusting to life in Tangerine isn’t easy for Paul—until he joins the soccer team at his middle school. With the help of his new teammates, Paul begins to discover what lies beneath the surface of his strange new hometown. And he also gains the courage to face up to some secrets his family has been keeping from him for far too long.

In Tangerine, it seems, anything is possible.

"A richly imagined read about an underdog coming into his own." —BCCB

Ratings and reviews

I first read this book in 2011 while transcribing it from print to braille. I found it wonderfully imaginative and quite relatable to my own life when I was in middle school. However, I feel that the main character was put through tribulations far beyond what the average 12-13 y.o. would realistically encounter. Nevertheless, this is an excellent read for anyone, and provides a strong point that even someone with any kind of impairment can overcome the obstacles placed before them, no matter who sets them there.

The beginning is boring, but it gets better as the story goes on. There are so many good parts in this book but I don't want to spoil anything. If you ignore the beginning it's a pretty good book, but overall I rate it an 8/10.

This book is so slow going. Don't waste your time. If I knew ahead of time about this book ,I would of never of read it. Terrible: (

About the author

Edward Bloor is the author many acclaimed novels, including Tangerine, Crusader, and Story Time. A former high school teacher, he lives near Orlando, Florida. edwardbloor.net