Joanirelys Rodriguez 8.22.17 Ms. 7G.ELA
Tangerine Book Report
The transition between homes can be tricky, especially for Paul Fisher. Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, is a realistic fiction novel. This middle school boy, Paul, transitions between Houston, Texas and Tangerine County, Florida into a development called Lake Windsor Downs. No matter where he is though, he can't seem to catch a break from his brother, Eric. Paul is not only bullied by him but by others because of his eyeglasses. The form that his mother fills out because of his glasses, stops him from playing soccer at Lake Windsor Middle School, but not at Tangerine middle. He also helps out on his friends brothers farm when he is creating the new breed of tangerines when the freeze comes and to make sure everyone knows about them. For Paul Fisher most things seem to go wrong. …show more content…
This book is set in the 1990s of the rough county of Tangerine and the nice Lake Windsor Downs. The setting affects the plot because it affects how things are treated. For example in the development middle school, if you have a disadvantage you can't do certain thing. As cause and effect go, when the sinkhole occurred at Paul’s school, he was happy to transfer to tangerine middle because there he knew he could play soccer. The setting affects characters in many ways. For example one of paul’s friends on the soccer team, Shandra Thomas, lives in Lake windsor although she plays for tangerine, same for her brother, Antoine Thomas, except the other way
Tangerine Book Report
The transition between homes can be tricky, especially for Paul Fisher. Tangerine, by Edward Bloor, is a realistic fiction novel. This middle school boy, Paul, transitions between Houston, Texas and Tangerine County, Florida into a development called Lake Windsor Downs. No matter where he is though, he can't seem to catch a break from his brother, Eric. Paul is not only bullied by him but by others because of his eyeglasses. The form that his mother fills out because of his glasses, stops him from playing soccer at Lake Windsor Middle School, but not at Tangerine middle. He also helps out on his friends brothers farm when he is creating the new breed of tangerines when the freeze comes and to make sure everyone knows about them. For Paul Fisher most things seem to go wrong. …show more content…
This book is set in the 1990s of the rough county of Tangerine and the nice Lake Windsor Downs. The setting affects the plot because it affects how things are treated. For example in the development middle school, if you have a disadvantage you can't do certain thing. As cause and effect go, when the sinkhole occurred at Paul’s school, he was happy to transfer to tangerine middle because there he knew he could play soccer. The setting affects characters in many ways. For example one of paul’s friends on the soccer team, Shandra Thomas, lives in Lake windsor although she plays for tangerine, same for her brother, Antoine Thomas, except the other way