~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''sWhatHeartsHarperCollins,1992,ratchetthesoccerscenesfromJosephCottonwood''sTheAdventuresofBooneBarnabyScholastic,1990upseveraldegreesofintensity,andenjoythissatisfyingfamilyhealing,coming-of-agestruggleinwhicheveryonetakessomelicks,butPaulkeepsonkicking.?JoelShoemaker,SoutheastJr.HighSchool,IowaCity,IA
Copyright1997ReedBusinessInformation,Inc.
FromBooklist
Gr.7^-10.AlthoughPaulneedsthickglassestoenablehimtoseewellenoughtodothingsotherkidsdo,hisinstinctualvisionisn''timpaired.It''s2020,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,playingonthesuperbsoccerteamasasubstituteforoneofthefemalestarsofthegroupandpitchinginwhenafreezethreatensthecitrusgroves.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
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