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Hi everyone! Today, I
am trying something new: A video book
review!
It’s only a little weird, so, here we go!
The book I am reviewing today is Tangerine, by Edward Bloor.
Paul Fischer is moving again. His father and brother are already in
Tangerine Florida, and Paul and his mother are moving down with military precision…his
mom’s just a bit psycho.
We learn that Paul has coke bottle glasses, said to be
needed due to him looking at an eclipse when he was a child.
Paul’s brother Eric has a dream. The “Eric Fischer Football Dream.” Eric and the dad will stop at nothing, to
make this dream come true.
Tangerine was made out to be a paradise in a small town, but
when the Fischers arrive, they find out not all is as it seems. There is a muck fire on the edge of the
development, spurred on, and unable to be quenched do to the nearly daily
lightning storms. Termites are eating
nearly an entire block, and penultimately…
A sink hole eats Paul’s school, which was constructed of
trailers and wooden walkways. Of course,
this happens during the school day, so mass chaos and craziness ensues, and
that’s not the half of it.
Due to the high school football coach’s insistence that practice
take place during the lightning storms, a student is tragically killed during a
practice. And that’s just in the first
third of the book.
Paul decides to transfer to a new middle school, and this is
where the book really kicks it into high gear, but I’m not going to spoil the
rest of it for you.
A major theme of the book is seeing things that others don’t
even when they are right in front of your eyes.
Paul learns a lot, and with a stunning third act plot twist, the book
takes an amazing turn.
The characters in this book are really strong. Paul narrates through journal entries, and
even though the book is set in the mid to late nineties, with some pretty
unintentionally hilarious tech-related moments(“Ooh, look at all the cool
things I can do with a word processor…I can changes the fonts and colors!” and
all the other kids ooo and ahh like it’s the best thing since sliced bread), it
ages really well, and I think is very relatable to a contemporary audience.
The setting works really well too, a reader may go in with
certain assumptions about life in Florida, and the book turns them completely
on their head, especially in the second act.
I HIGHLY recommend this book, it’s an engaging read that you’ll
want to read again and again.
5/5 eclipses
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