Product Details

• Age Range: 10 – 12 years
• Grade Level: 5 – 7
• Lexile Measure: 680L (What’s this?)
• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers; 1 edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152057803
• ISBN-13: 978-0152057800
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.8 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces

Review So what if he’s legally blind? Even with his bottle-thick,bug-eyed glasses, Paul Fisher can see better than most people. He can see thelies his parents and brother live out, day after day. No one ever listens toPaul, though–until the family moves to Tangerine. In Tangerine, even a blind,geeky, alien freak can become cool. Who knows? Paul might even become a hero!Edward Bloor’s debut novel sparkles with wit, authenticity, unexpected plottwists, and heart. The writing is so fine, the story so triumphant, that youjust might stand up and shout when you get to the end. Hooray! –This textrefers to the Library Binding edition. Read more From Publishers Weekly Livingin surreal Tangerine County, Fla., a legally blind boy begins to uncover theugly truth about his football-hero brother. PW praised Bloor for “weddingathletic heroics to American gothic with a fluid touch and flair fordialogue.” Ages 11-up. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. –Thistext refers to the Library Binding edition. Read more See all EditorialReviews