"Tangerine" By Edward Bloor:
Setting: Tangerine County, Florida
-Paul lives in the development Lake Windsor Downs
-Goes to Lake Windsor Middle School
Characters:
Paul Fisher- main character, has glasses, is legally blind, brother is Erik, has mom and dad, moved to Florida from Houston Texas, likes to play soccer, in seventh grade
Erik Fisher-Paul's brother, plays football, has "the Erik Fisher football dream", in high school, goes to Lake Windsor high School
Dad- is super involved in "the Erik Fisher football dream",has 2 sons [Paul and Erik]
Mom-organized person, has 2 sons [Paul and Erik]
Arthur Bauer- Erik's friend, in high school with Erik
Mike Costello- Mr. Costello's son, in high school, dies from having hand on the metal goalpost outside and getting struck by lightning [while playing football]
Joey Costello-Mike's younger brother, goes to same school as Paul, Mr.Costello's son
Events:
1. Paul remembers a flashback of a guy in a ski mask in a car chasing him with a bat [he was young at the time on his bike]
2. Arrives at new house
3. Meets Mr.Costello
4. IEP form- Mom tells principal for Pauls blindness-form about his disability
5. Paul meets Joey
6. Paul sees Erik, Arthur, Tina, and Paige in his backyard hanging out
7. Paul and Joey take a run, discuss lightning
8. Soccer tryouts for Paul
9. Mike died
10. School [next day] says nothing about Mike's death
11. Parents come to the Fishers house to talk about afternoon practices [including the principal and coach]
12. Paul finds out he cant play soccer because of the IEP form
13. Mikes viewing at the funeral home, Joey invites Paul to go to the carnival with others
14. Carnival day
15. Principal and coach question Joey and Paul about vandalizing a carnival attraction [Tangerine middle school kids did it, not them]
16. Sinkhole happens same day as the questioning, Joey and Paul help get everyone out of there
17. Paul's dad gets his bosses job [His boss was Charley Burns]
18. Relocation plan talk for the middle schoolers because of the sinkhole, this happens in the sixth grade building
19. Paul wants to go to Tangerine middle school [because he thinks he wont have the IEP form so he can play soccer]
The theme of Tangerine is fear.
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Edward Bloor
Harcourt published this book in 1997.
what
Pg. 53 there is a hyperbole.
No it's not a true story.
Edward Bloor
Harcourt published this book in 1997.
what
Time to open the book and read it.
joey joins the soccer team
Pg. 53 there is a hyperbole.
I think the in book Tangerine by Edward Bloor Paul has a disability with his eyes and they call it an "IEP" in the book
Tangerine County, Florida, exists only in Edward Bloor's book Tangerine. There is a Citrus County, Florida, however, directly north of Tampa Bay.
Erik Fisher slaps Paul Fisher, his younger brother, in the book "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor.
Yes, "Tangerine" is a novel by Edward Bloor published in 1997. It tells the story of a young boy named Paul dealing with family issues and discrimination while pursuing his passion for soccer at a new school.
No, they where made up by Edward Bloor in the book Tangerine, a very great author.
that would just ruin the book !