![]() Erik wants to be at the tryouts anyway, however. Erik doesn’t need to try out: their dad brought him to meet Coach Warner earlier that summer. 21 The next day the whole family goes to the high school where the head football coach, Coach Warner, is holding a three-day tryout for the football team. They don’t say anything to each other as they drive home, but Paul feels like they’re both upset about Tangerine.Īug. They run to the car and watch as the field gets instantly flooded. As he and his mom leave the rain starts to come down. She gets Paul to fill out an IEP – and individualized education plan, for kids with special needs. Gates tells her that when it rains they go inside. Paul’s mom asks where the gym is, and Mrs. All of the classrooms are in portables surrounding a big field. She tells the principal that he’s legally blind, and she gestures to his thick glasses. Paul’s mom wants to look around, and she uses Paul as an excuse. They run inside a portable office and meet the principal, Mrs. A thunder storm starts just as they arrive. Later in the afternoon Paul and his mom go to visit Paul’s new school, the Lake Windsor Middle School. He realizes that if she does, she wouldn’t let anyone know. As he’s helping her, he wonders if she actually hates moving to Florida. After his dad leaves, Paul and his mom unpack boxes in the house together. His dad is upset about the laziness of the fire department. 20 In the morning Paul's dad argues with his mom about the smoke coming from outside. He has the feeling that they’re going from the major leagues to the minor leagues and they have to make their mark.Īug. ![]() He has the feeling that great things are expected of them in Tangerine. He wonders whether he will he be a star goalie on the soccer team. But Paul wonders what impact he will have. Their mom will change the Homeowner’s Association in Lake Windsor Downs. Their dad will change the Civil Engineering Department of Tangerine County. Erik will be the star of the football team. Mike seems like a friendly guy to Paul, but Paul thinks that might easily change once he gets caught up in “the Erik Fisher Football Dream.” Paul lies awake that night thinking about everyone in his family, and how each of them but him will be making their mark in Tangerine. He’ll also be Erik’s ball holder for field goals. Mike is a benchwarmer, a backup to the quarterback. As the two families talk about football, it becomes clear that Mike isn’t as good as Erik. The Costellos also have a son named Mike who will be on Erik’s football team at Lake Windsor High. Paul’s mom will play an active role in the Association. Costello is the president of the Homeowner’s Association. When they come back, they have a visit from the Costello family that lives in their housing development. A storm strikes in the afternoon before Erik and his dad come home from a visit to the University of Florida where Erik hopes to get a scholarship. Not only are there muck fires in Tangerine, but there are also frequent thunderstorms. He says it was caused by lightening and there’s no way to put it out. It’s a muck fire, normal in the area, the fireman says. A fireman comes over and tells them that the smoke is coming from the earth. ![]() In the morning Paul steps outside and smells smoke. He wakes up later to the sound of lighting.Īug. As Paul lies awake, he starts to think about a zombie coming down the highway from the old house in Texas, toward Florida. In the middle of the night and he’s awakened by the sound of Erik running downstairs, jumping in a car and driving away. Paul writes in his journal and falls asleep. He hears some people at the door and goes to the top of the stairs and sees Erik talking to some teenagers. He excuses himself from the conversation and goes up to unpack his room. Their dad is obsessed with Erik’s football career. It turns out that Erik was a football star back in Houston. They all eat pizza and the conversation turns to Erik’s football practice. Finally they reach theirs – Lake Windsor Downs – in Tangerine County.Įrik and their dad greet them in their new house. They drive through housing developments that get more and more expensive-looking. He doesn’t understand why they’d burn all the trees rather than build houses for homeless people. People are making space for new housing developments. But as they drive through groves, they see some of the piles of trees on fire. 18 As Paul and his mother drive into Florida, Paul is fascinated by the lush landscape, particularly the Tangerine trees. ![]()
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