Goalkeeper

A moving middle grade novel about a Florida Jewish teen from a troubled home who makes a mistake but has the courage to do the right thing in the end. This had great lessons about racism, second chances and taking the time to investigate one's own biases. It was also good on audio and definitely wor......more

This book was so amazing! I loved it so much. I was pleasantly surprised that there was a second book coming out so many years later. The characters are so wholesome it reminded me a lot of Gary D. Schmidt. There was a lot of hard, and there were points where I wanted to hit some of the character wi......more

Who says you can’t go back to middle school? Paul Fischer does it with heart, humor, and just enough chaos to keep you hooked. Well, young Paul Fischer sure managed to stay in middle school for a long time! This book is the sequel to 1997’s Tangerine—a much-loved middle grade classic that I admittedl......more

Goalkeeper — the long-awaited follow-up to the classic novel Tangerine was published this month. In this story, Paul hopes to return to his old middle school, Tangerine, and play soccer again for the War Eagles. But first, he must make it through a challenging summer with his complicated family. Over......more

Paul can not wait to leave the private school and get beck to Tangerine where he can be a War Eagle again. But first he has to make it through summer. Where lightening can hit in more ways than one and brings one boy, Paul, to more understand the justice system and how it works better for some than......more