6. Tangerine

Tangerine.Bloor, Edward. 1997. Harcourt, Inc. Orlando, Florida

Annotation: Paul Fisher, his parents, and brother Erik move to the small town of Tangerine, Fl. With the move comes many relevations by Paul and how he became vision impaired and more relevations about Erik, who is favored by his parents as the football star. Although he is legally blind, he can see things that others are blind to.

Justification for Rejection: Although this novel was very intruiging and keeps the reader interested to keep going, I felt the first half was slow moving. The first half sets up a lot for the reader regarding Erik and his kniving ways that the parents don't see, Paul's soccer dream unfolding, and introducing many new characters. The book does become very gripping in the last half, but I felt it was a little too slow-moving. I thought Bloor did a great job describing the characters and situations. The book had many surprises that I did not predict, which kept me reading and wondering what would happen on the next page. This book fits well with its audience, and would be especially fitting for a teenage boy to read.

Genre: Supernatural/Horror. Coming of Age.