Tangerine by Edward Bloor

In Tangerine anything is possible!

Moving to a new home is never easy but Paul has it a little tougher with glasses that are so thick and a football star brother. He can see enough though to know that something isn’t right in Tangerine. When he joins the soccer team at school he begins to learn more about the town he’s moved into as well as his family’s secrets.


Genre: Coming-of-age stories, Diary novels, Ecofiction, Realistic fiction
Storyline: Intricately plotted
Tone: Atmospheric, Menacing, Suspenseful
Writing Style: Well-crafted dialogue
Subjects: Soccer, Bullying, Moving households, New student, Blind, Vision impaired

Available in audio book and print.


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Reference: Bloor, E. 2006, Tangerine, HMH Books for Young Readers.