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"Tangerine" By Edward Bloor:

Setting: Tangerine County, Florida

-Paul lives in the development Lake Windsor Downs

-Goes to Lake Windsor Middle School

Characters:

Paul Fisher- main character, has glasses, is legally blind, brother is Erik, has mom and dad, moved to Florida from Houston Texas, likes to play soccer, in seventh grade

Erik Fisher-Paul's brother, plays football, has "the Erik Fisher football dream", in high school, goes to Lake Windsor high School

Dad- is super involved in "the Erik Fisher football dream",has 2 sons [Paul and Erik]

Mom-organized person, has 2 sons [Paul and Erik]

Arthur Bauer- Erik's friend, in high school with Erik

Mike Costello- Mr. Costello's son, in high school, dies from having hand on the metal goalpost outside and getting struck by lightning [while playing football]

Joey Costello-Mike's younger brother, goes to same school as Paul, Mr.Costello's son

Events:

1. Paul remembers a flashback of a guy in a ski mask in a car chasing him with a bat [he was young at the time on his bike]

2. Arrives at new house

3. Meets Mr.Costello

4. IEP form- Mom tells principal for Pauls blindness-form about his disability

5. Paul meets Joey

6. Paul sees Erik, Arthur, Tina, and Paige in his backyard hanging out

7. Paul and Joey take a run, discuss lightning

8. Soccer tryouts for Paul

9. Mike died

10. School [next day] says nothing about Mike's death

11. Parents come to the Fishers house to talk about afternoon practices [including the principal and coach]

12. Paul finds out he cant play soccer because of the IEP form

13. Mikes viewing at the funeral home, Joey invites Paul to go to the carnival with others

14. Carnival day

15. Principal and coach question Joey and Paul about vandalizing a carnival attraction [Tangerine middle school kids did it, not them]

16. Sinkhole happens same day as the questioning, Joey and Paul help get everyone out of there

17. Paul's dad gets his bosses job [His boss was Charley Burns]

18. Relocation plan talk for the middle schoolers because of the sinkhole, this happens in the sixth grade building

19. Paul wants to go to Tangerine middle school [because he thinks he wont have the IEP form so he can play soccer]

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