Tangerine

By Edward Bloor

Review by Mitchell

In the land of giant sinkholes swallowing schools and where fire has been burning underground for years, Tangerine County of Florida just didn’t seem straight. Paul and his family had just moved there getting ready to adjust to there new home.

Paul must see the world behind thick (really thick) glasses. Paul, the main character of Edward Bloors Book Tangerine, must find out how this happened, it’s a secret that’s been kept from him one too many years.

After his school is sucked up by a giant sinkhole, Paul is sent to an alternant school. There he joins the soccer team, and with the help of his new friends, he finds out who he really is. Life isn’t easy for Paul though, he’s constantly being harassed by his older brother Erik, and he was kicked off his old soccer team because they thought he was visually disabled. But his friends help him make it through the school year.

For his brother Erik, things weren’t going so great either, during football practice lightning struck down and zapped the coach right on the noggin. He fell straight on the floor, dead, missing half his hair.

This book is a sure calling for all of you real-life fiction lovers out there. It’s pretty realistic, and yet those giant sinkholes seem somewhat unbelievable. I thought this book was well worth reading, it was just a little too long for me. (294 pgs.)