Tangerine 柑橘园(哥伦比亚大学推荐读物)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Edward Bloor 著
• 出版社 Houghton Mifflin
• 出版时间 2006-09
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780152057800
• 定价 78.00元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 32开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 312页

【内容简介】

　　~Amazon.comReview

  Sowhatifhe'slegallyblind?Evenwithhisbottle-thick,bug-eyedglasses,PaulFishercanseebetterthanmostpeople.Hecanseethelieshisparentsandbrotherliveout,dayafterday.NooneeverlistenstoPaul,though--untilthefamilymovestoTangerine.InTangerine,evenablind,geeky,alienfreakcanbecomecool.Whoknows?Paulmightevenbecomeahero!EdwardBloor'sdebutnovelsparkleswithwit,authenticity,unexpectedplottwists,andheart.Thewritingissofine,thestorysotriumphant,thatyoujustmightstandupandshoutwhenyougettotheend.Hooray!

  FromPublishersWeekly

  LivinginsurrealTangerineCounty,Fla.,alegallyblindboybeginstouncovertheuglytruthabouthisfootball-herobrother.PWpraisedBloorfor"weddingathleticheroicstoAmericangothicwithafluidtouchandflairfordialogue."Ages11-up.

  Copyright1998ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

  FromSchoolLibraryJournal

  Grade6-8.PaulstartsseventhgradeaftermovingfromHoustontoaritzynewdevelopmentinTangerineCounty,FL.Legallyblindfollowingsomerepressedchildhoodincident,henonethelessseesfamilial,environmental,andsocialanomaliesofthelocallandscapewithgreateracuitythantheadultsaroundhim.HisintensemotherquicklyassumesaleadershiproleintheHomeowner'sAssociation.HiscivilengineerfatherisobsessedwithhisolderbrotherErik'sfootballcareer.Lurkingbeneaththeirsuburbanveneerarerealdangersthatdeepenthedisquietingatmosphere:smokefromanunquenchablemuckfirecastsapalloverthearea;lightningkillsafootballplayerduringpractice;asinkholeswallowstheschool'sportableclassrooms;andPaul'sconflictswithErik,atrulynasty,probablypsychotickid.Paulisdeterminedtodowhateverittakestomakeitonthesoccerfield,intheclassroom,andwithhispeers.Thedifferencebetweenlocalpeoplewithknowledgeofthelandandignorantnewcomerswhoareperplexedbyitispowerfullyportrayed.EquallyclearisthatclassconsciousnessandracismhavebuiltfencesthroughwhichPaulchoosestoblastholes.MixasensitivemaleprotagonistreminiscentofAsainBruceBrooks'sWhatHearts(HarperCollins,1992),ratchetthesoccerscenesfromJosephCottonwood'sTheAdventuresofBooneBarnaby(Scholastic,1990)upseveraldegreesofintensity,andenjoythissatisfyingfamily/healing,coming-of-agestruggleinwhicheveryonetakessomelicks,butPaulkeepsonkicking.?JoelShoemaker,SoutheastJr.HighSchool,IowaCity,IA

  Copyright1997ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.

  FromBooklist

  Gr.7^-10.AlthoughPaulneedsthickglassestoenablehimtoseewellenoughtodothingsotherkidsdo,hisinstinctualvisionisn'timpaired.It's20/20,allowinghimto"see"behindthefacadeofTangerineCounty,Florida,wherehisfamilyhasrecentlymoved.Hechronicleshisadjustmenttothisbizarrenewplace,describinghistriumphatsoccer,makingnewfriends,andtendingatangerinegrove.Healsounravelsthehorribletruthabouthisdisturbed,menacingolderbrother.There'salotgoingoninthestory--perhapstoomuch--andwiththeexceptionofPaul,thecharactersarelittlemorethanintriguing,shadowyshapes.Paul'smusingsoccasionallyseemtoooldforhisyears,aswell.Still,thebookhasalotgoingforit,especiallytheatmosphericportraitoftheeeriecommunity,wherelightningstrikesmoreoftenthanitdoesanywhereelseandaschoolisswallowedbyasinkhole.Onethingisforsure:thisdarkdebutnovelprovesthatBloorisawritertowatch.KathleenSquires

  FromKirkusReviews

  Alegallyblindseventh-graderwithclearervisionthanmostwinsacceptanceinanewFloridaschoolashisfootball-heroolderbrotherself-destructsinthisabsorbing,multi-strandeddebut.Paul'sthicklensesdon'tkeephimfrombeingafirst-ratesoccergoalie,buttheydomakehim,willy-nilly,a``handicapped''studentandthus,accordingtohisnewcoach,ineligibletoplay.Afteragiantsinkholeswallowsmuchofhisramshackleschool,Paulisabletotransfertoanotherschoolwhere,withsomeparentalcollusion,hecankeephislegalstatusasecret.Itturnsouttobearoughplace,where``minoritiesareinthemajority,''butPaulfitshimselfin,playingonthesuperbsoccerteam(asasubstituteforoneofthefemalestarsofthegroup)andpitchinginwhenafreezethreatensthecitrusgroves.Bloorfillsinthesettingwithauthorityandbroadirony:InTangerineCounty,Florida,grovesarebeingreplacedbypoorlydesignedhousingdevelopmentsthroughwhichdriftcloudsofmosquitoesandsmokefromunquenchable``muckfires.''FootballissobigthatnoteventhedeathofaplayerstruckbylightningduringpracticegetsinthewayofNFLdreams;noone,includingPaul'sparents,seeshowviciousandamoralhisbrother,Erik,isoffthefield.Smart,adaptable,andanchoredbyastrongsenseofself-worth,Paulmakesamemorableprotagonistinacastofvividlydrawncharacters;multipleyettautplotlinesleadtoaseriesofgrippingclimaxesandrevelations.Readersaregoingtowantmorefromthisauthor.(Fiction.11-15)--Copyright?1997,KirkusAssociates,LP.Allrightsreserved.

  Review

  "Smart,adaptable,andanchoredbyastrongsenseofself-worth,Paulmakesamemorableprotagonist...multipleyettautplotlinesleadtoaseriesofgrippingclimaxesandrevelations."--KirkusReviews

  "Arichlyimaginedreadaboutanunderdogcomingintohisown."--TheBulletin