Tangerine is a YA novel that follows the story of Paul and his brother Erik after they begin attending a new middle school. Paul, despite the fact that he is legally blind, manages to find friends and a place at his new school, but Erik struggles, causing him to angrily relatilate, resulting in the death of one of his classmates. As events unfold, Paul learns the meaning of friendship and realizes that his brother isn't the good person Paul believed him to be.