There are tons of issues, tons of metaphors, and tons of discussion topics. In fact, this is a perfect book for a classroom to read. I can see why this book would easily appeal to both boys and girls. I don't really even like soccer, but the soccer story in here was fantastic. Even if I gasped a number of times during the book and even teared up a couple times. It definitely ended exactly as I'd hoped it would. The ending was insanely satisfying and, yet, realistic. And you just can't help but root for him and want him to succeed, even when life throws another awful thing at him. No way would I have ever had such social awareness at his age it's like a super power. Paul gets put in tough situations with tough people, but he remains calm and seems to know exactly how to act. His friends who risk their lives in sub-freezing conditions to look after their families' groves are amazing. His brother is insane (the beginning scene is basically Erik trying to kill Paul and then everyone loving how well Erik kicks a football). Use Novel-Ties ® study guides as your total guided reading program. it's because he's normal and everyone around him is crazy. Tangerine: Novel-Ties Study Guide by Edward Bloor. The thing is, it's not because he's observant. Theresa began by reading the assignment aloud: To research and present information about an agricultural product that is native to this area of Florida. It's just Paul trying to fit in and trying to be a normal kid.Īll the reviews will say that, even though he's legally blind, he seems what others can't. I decided we would do a read aloud at home each day. His school does have read aloud in class, but this was summer reading that he had to get done. And even though there's a HUGE difference in classes, which is highlighted in the book, the book never comes right out and stabs you with it. A Study Guide for Edward Bloors 'Tangerine' (Novels for Students) Cengage Learning Gale. Paul transfers to Tangerine middle school, which is filled with kids from working class families. And that's when things get seriously interesting. There's a sinkhole that takes out half Paul's school. There are storms every day with lightning that kills. There are rich people who can't see what's going on under their noses. The Fishers move from Texas to a small town in Florida, which was once known for its Tangerine trees. Summary: A summary of Edward Bloors novel Tangerine, about a visually impaired boy who moves with his family to a town in Florida, and who comes to discover how his eyesight became impaired. assuming his family doesn't get in the way. He's legally blind, but wears strong glasses that let him see fine, play soccer, and live a normal life. The story centers around a middle school student named Paul Fisher. And I was surprised at HOW good a book it was, considering I hadn't heard much about it before hand. Considering I was hoping students would read it, I figured I should read it as well! So I went into it thinking it was a good book. This was not an easy book to read, due to the subject matter, but I feel it is an important book.I started reading this book because I donated at DonorsChoose to a classroom in my state wanting to read this book. Joeydag's review sums it up very well, in my opinion. The rest of my thoughts are covered in other reviews. Thank God! But reading this book, watching what these very good-intending parents do, how they reason it out, why they fail their kids even though they care, was another form of education for me in how I can be as good a parent as possible. Students will be given the opportunity to practice reading aloud and. The horror in this book is way beyond what most of us are going to go through with our kids. Through reading Edward Bloors novel Tangerine, students will look at how people. The parents in this book do not set out to be bad parents, but they make bad choices based on faulty reasoning consistently over the years and that leads to horrible events for their kids. Read this book if you're a parent, because parenting is hard. This book will give you info you need to know and it will do it in a way that does NOT make you feel preached at or talked down to or swallowed in helpless despair. Read this book if you want some interesting thoughts of what happens when people chop down all the trees to build a new subdivision without tending properly to ecological concerns. There are lots of reviews on this book and I agree with many of them so I'm going to limit my review to two points I didn't see in other reviews.
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