That image right there gives you a pretty good summary of Tangerine. Now substitute Paul Fisher in for Luke, and trade his big brother Erik in for Vader.

Okay, picture Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader locked in mortal combat, light sabers swinging:ĭARTH: Luke, I am your father! Mua-ha-ha-ha! What is Tangerine About and Why Should I Care? So yeah, it's going to be worth your time to read.Īnd if you're wondering why in the world a story about soccer, dysfunctional family life, and apocalyptic natural disasters is called Tangerine, just read on… It tackles some pretty weighty issues, too, like bullying and discrimination. Tangerine was Edward Bloor's very first novel, and not too shabby for a first try: it's won tons of awards, and has even been named to the American Library Association's 1998 Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults. And that's not the half of what the poor guy has to deal with as the new kid in town, in Edward Bloor's 1997 book Tangerine. Ugh, don't you just hate moving? It's bad enough getting used to a new town, finding your way around a new school, and trying to make new friends… but isn't it just the worst when a giant sinkhole opens up under your classroom and sucks down half the school buildings? So annoying.Īnd you know how, when the field behind your new house gets struck by lightning, and that ignites a perpetually-burning muck fire that fills your entire neighborhood with smoke, and then your homeowners' association tries to put it out by dumping a bunch of water on it, but that just turns it into a gigantic breeding ground for mosquitoes, which, it turns out, are carrying horrible diseases, so they have to fog your neighborhood with super poisonous pesticide? And in spite of all that, the muck fire is still burning?! Don't you just hate it when that happens?

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