A boring back cover text will cause the reader to lose interest and put the book back on the shelf. Tangerine is full of allusions to other books and writers. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Holes style quirkiness, sports action, humor, plot twists, and 3. Tangerine is a young adult novel by edward bloor, published in 1997 by harcourt plot.
Its well written, and theres a little bit of everything for everyone. This is the anchor book test for the novel, tangerine by edward bloor. He and his family are moving from houston to tangerine county, florida, and all he can think about is how his old house reminds him of an empty zombie tomb. Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a book a debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanship, it will leave you absolutely breathless. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tangerine. A former high school teacher, he lives near orlando, florida. The school building is old and rundown and hes never seen anything like it in tangerine. The natural catastrophes hit a new level of absurdity when a sinkhole collapses in the middle of the junior high field, sucking down the majority of the portable classrooms. Another rockin amateur book trailer this ones got more detailsand more cool music. Edward speaks okay, so its not about tangerine, but its still cool to hear him talk. Aug, 2015 put the bulleted list in the middle of the copy you write for your back cover.
In craft a life you love, you will discover the tools you need to get and keep those creative juices flowing. The last person alice shipley expected to see since arriving in tangier with her new husband was lucy mason. Tangerine, like its namesake fruit, can be both bracing and bitter. When he cant go back to sleep, he starts thinking about a zombie stalking along interstate 10.
From the back cover cold tangerinesnow available in softcover is a collection of stories that celebrate the extraordinary moments hidden in your everyday life. All articles needing additional references books with missing cover. The readers sympathy switches back and forth between lucy and alice as their moroccan reunion moves inexorably toward another fatal crossroads. As he walks through the halls people slam into him. A precocious, legally blind seventhgrader comes to understand his relationship.
Shmoop guide to tangerine protagonist, antagonist, foil, guide, mentor, and character roles. Optioned for film by george clooneys smokehouse pictures, with scarlett johansson to star. Learn more about the book tangerine by edward bloor, including chapter notes, a list of characters and discussion questions. On his way in, he passes boys karatekicking each other.
To proceed you need to have your cookies and javascript browser features enabled. Make yourself a steaming cup of mint tea and first admire the cover then be. Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a booka debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanship, it. Discover new techniques and find the joy in this beautiful community. Rockin amateur book trailer mostly, we just like this one for the music. Tangerine is not a book about real people and how they feel or behave but a book about other books, and a few old movies, a concoction of familiar yet also reliably fun fictional gestures. At first, i had told myself that tangier wouldnt be so terrible, says alice shipley, a young wife dragged there by her unpleasant husband, john mcallister, who has married her for her money. Twelveyearold paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness. But its also young adult lit because it addresses issues that are super important to young adults like bullying, discrimination, family relationships, friendship, and being truthful. Nevertheless tangerine is excellent for its great story telling, for transporting the reader to an engrossing time and place, for creating two excellent characters, for great tension and plot. Its not writing the book but writing the back cover text.
Notes the zombie represents all the bad vibes in the family home in houston. It is about god, and about life, and about the thousands of daily ways in which an awareness of god changes and infuses everything. Paul fishers older brother is a high school football star, but to paul hes no hero. A debut novel that delights in excess the new yorker. If you dont have a print version of your book and its only sold online, everything in this article about back book blurbs can be applied to your book description in online listings. Tangerine is a book about a seventh grader, written for an audience of middle schoolers. Mar 27, 2018 in 1956, a pair of college roommates meets again in tangier, with terrifying results. Books with great back cover texts usually go up in high sales. I pulled my tshirt up to cover my mouth and nose and ran off into the blowing gray smoke.
The exotic period setting harks back to the vicarious wanderlust of romantic. Edward bloor is the author many acclaimed novels, including tangerine, crusader, and story time. Tangerine by edward bloor grade 7 english language arts. The everyday, direct bank that helps you make smart decisions with your money. Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a booka debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm, so full of precise details and extraordinary craftsmanship, it will leave you absolutely breathless. In a prologue, when paul fisher was in kindergarten, a few friends of erik, pauls older brother, calls paul eclipse boy, causing paul to believe that was why he was visually impaired. Above the list, speak directly to the readers, and give them the primary reason why they should read your book. Read a sample read a sample read a sample read a sample read a sample enlarge book cover audio excerpt. See more ideas about tangerine book, book study and novels. Sticky with suspense and psychological power games, mangans first novel is a modern classic in the making.
For mom the move from texas to florida was a military operation, like the many moves she had made as a child. Paul runs back to his house, where a confrontation with a furious arthur and erik. Antoine goes to the tangerine county sports commissioner and confesses that he has been lying about his address to play on the lake windsor football team. Look back through tangerine and choose what you think is the most important word or concept from this book.
Tangerine the official site of author edward bloor. So i highly recommend this book though i realize it is not for all tastes. Tangerine is a sharp dagger of a booka debut so tightly wound, so replete with exotic imagery and charm. A selection of amy tangerines product design collaborations. Paul fisher sees the world from behind glasses so thick he looks like. Tangerine by christine mangan is a 2018 ecco publication. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Jun 05, 2011 tangerine cover led zeppelin duration. One way to write this primary reason is to present it as a question. The links will take you to a third party site to purchase. But, because it is a part of the family, it is following them to tangerine. Dont just choose the title or a characters name choose a word that is actually in the book that you feel sums up what the whole book is really about.
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