#Tangerine by edward bloor wikipedia series#

Fisher- Housewife and caretaker of the Fisher family. While renowned by his parents, he holds a dark secret with much to hide. Paul Fisher- Legally blind seventh grader who plays on the Tangerine soccer team and who also plays second fiddle to his older, more popular, football star, brother.Įrik Fisher- Paul's older brother and star of the high school football team. Murderer, thief, and criminal are all words to describe Erik and the true cause of Paul's blindness is revealed to be much closer to home than the sun. Following the death of fellow football player Luis, things begin to unravel and the dark truth of Erik is exposed.

#Tangerine by edward bloor wikipedia series#

Following their arrival a series of strange events begins to occur a football player gets killed by lightning, the school falls into a sinkhole, and the neighborhood becomes plagued with crime and violence.

Paul despite his disability plays soccer, and Erik is working toward a football scholarship. Paul, now in seventh grade, and his brother Erik, a senior, begin to adapt to their new school. Years later the family moves from Houston, Texas to Lake Windsor Downs in Tangerine, Florida. This was because Paul's classmates started a rumor that he was legally blind because he had stared up at a Solar Eclipse for too long. In Kindergarten, Paul Fisher's older brother Erik, called him 'Eclipse Boy'. Tangerine has won multiple awards and continues to impact today's youth. The novel is frequently used as teaching material in various Middle schools and High schools for its usage of deep analogies and hidden symbolism. This was the first piece of work done by the American novelist and playwright which has subsequently cemented itself as a powerful piece of literature for its themes of bullying, violence, disability, and the awareness of mental health in young adults via the main characters of Paul Fisher (Legally blind seventh grader) and his brother Erik Fisher (High school football star). Tangerine by author Edward Bloor is a young adult fiction novel released in 1997 by the publisher Harcourt.