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Edward Bloor

Biographical Information

Date of birth-October 12, 1950.
Place of birth- Trenton, NJ.
Childhood-son of Edward William Bloor and Mary Cowley Bloor.

Education- Fordham University, B.A., 1973
Married-Pamela Dixion (a teacher), 1984.
Family- Amanda Kristin, and Spencer Dixion.

Writing Information

Books published- Tangerine, Harcourt, 1997.

Audience- young adults
Awards-Books in the Middle, Outstanding Titles of 1997, Voice of Youth Advocates, Horn Book honor list, 1997, pick of the list, American Booksellers Association, 1997, 100 titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library, 1997, Top Ten best books for Young Adults and Best Books for Young citations, American Library Association, both 1998, and Edgar Allen Poe Award nominee for Best Young Adult Novel, 1998, all for Tangerine.

Failures/successes- Tangerine was a great success.

Auther’s style and literary device

"his first novel touches on environmental and social issues"-Paul fisher

Critical comments: Tangerine is a great book and I highly recommend reading it and his other writings and look forward to any new books he will right.
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