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Iheartbooks
parent of 8 year old
 
Disturbing and for much older childeren
This book has really awful things happening in it. Some very disturbing stuff happens for the younger student. (Two people die ... one struck by lightening and the other accidently murdered) (the main character's brother is very insensitive about death and mock the deseased as well as sprays paint in the main character's eyes and almost blinds him at the age of 5) I really don't recomend it but if you were to read it, it would be for a much more mature group.

diana_5
teen, 16 years old
 
Was fun
This book can be kinda boring at first but once u actually start to read into it is is a amazing book. It could have been better but it had a suspensful feel to it.

bob13
adult
 
It was horrible
I thought this was a bad book

LolaAnn
parent of 11 year old
 
Not good for younger children to read
i think this book isnt meant for kids age 9-16 teen i've been reading it with my 11 year old because school has him reading it it isnt good for his age and if i would of know before hand i would of not let him even start reading this book not meant for a kids his age readit 1st as a parent and then deside if it ok for a younger kids to read i as a mother think not for mine

Xfunnydragon13X
teen, 15 years old
 
perfect for kids 13 and up
I loved this book it was amazing, everybody should read it! it does become violent towards the end. Not very many bad words but they do say piss. hell, and ass. only once.

slaterdogsrule
teen, 14 years old
 
i love it i want more

 
It was an amazing book!
I personally think that this was a really good book. We had to read it over the summer for school and I thought I was going to hate it. I'm not even into soccer or anything that they talked about, and I still couldn't wait until I finished it so I could figure out all of the mysteries.

 
not for teens
umm it was okay but its not a book you wouldnt want to put down its like once you stop reading you dont want to return to it.

xoKitKatxo
teen, 17 years old
 
NOT good, at all.

madridista123
teen, 14 years old
 
I didnot like tha book. to me it was somewhat unrealistic and just gruesome. im addicted 2 soccer but it confused me they were wining games 9-0, 9-1 (even tha best teams in the world don't do that every game), paul was sometimes annoying cuz he couldn't remember anything, erik was just a pshcho and his parents are just horrible - how do you think nothin aint wrong with ur son when he sprayed paint into his little suns eye.... I thought it was ok.... not the best book ive ever read.

page
educator
 
Highly recommended
This book is phenomenal. It is thought-provoking and inspirational. It serves as a great 'dress rehearsal' for tweens and teens as they will face many of these issues during their lives [athletes and their behavior, friendship, family secrets, bullying, assertiveness]. I am considering using this as a book for 7th graders to read, experience, and discuss in September. [I needed to have patience to get past the first 30 pages or so. After that, I stayed up all night reading it!]

xStackin_Paperx
teen, 18 years old
 
Absolute BEST Book In The World. Drama, Mystery, Etc......And Much More!!
I Love This Book. I Might Be 17 Now But I Remember Back In The Fourth Grade I Read It In A Reading Group At My Teachers' Table. I ?LOVED? The Book So Much I Kept Pestering My Mother To Buy Me The Wonderful And Tremendous Book From Borders.!! I'd Rate This Book 5/5 Stars But If They Had A Million Stars... That's Exactly What I Would Pick. =D

sevs
kid, 13 years old
 

BlOnd3_BabE_13
teen, 14 years old
 
Don't care for it.
I'd have to say that the book may have been a little over the top with the deaths and the insensitivity to the deaths, but it also teaches about character and having to choose right from wrong. But for some tweens and teens, it can tend to be boring. It is kind of tedious to read and has sort of a slow moving skip from topic to topic. This coming from someone who had to read it in a 7th grade class.

 
Stupids...
I luv'd this book u meanies :(( gosh whhy r u so mean?

zc97
teen, 15 years old
 
It was a good book, but had lots of violence and bad role models. Lots of brands are mentioned in this book, like Pepsi, 7eleven, McDonald's, etc.

randomsingerxo
teen, 14 years old
 
Disturbing For Even A Thirteen-Year-Old
Okay-- here's the deal: I may just be a wimp when it comes to violence in literature, but when I read some of the things in this book, I was seriously disturbed. I'm thirteen and in the seventh grade. We read "Tangerine" for our English Class. The truth of the matter is, although I'm guessing many people (especially some of my fellow classmates) overlook it, this book really does have some strong emotional points of controversy, and it illustrates some of the best qualities a person can have, and some of the worst. In terms of the character "Erik Fisher", this book explains the horrible things a person can do; and the horrible monster a person can become. In other words, for me, it was very intense; a little too intense for a seventh grader.

 
A must read book for kids 10 and up!
I really enjoyed this book ,i was so into it!. Beacause when i was reading the book i could just imagine how paul felt when everybody thought he was blind. It gets a little confusing though. In overall i give it an A+++!! 100%!!

 
Parents need to now that a minor character in the book is struck dead by lightning. There are also a few brawls leading to a death. There is some minor language such as "hell" and "piss" but it is infrequent.