Characters
Older, cruel brother that plays football
Who is Erik Fisher?
The location of the Fisher's new home
Where is Tangerine County, Florida
The format of this book
What is a series of journal or diary entries?
Smoldering burn caused by lignite under the neighborhood
What are the muck fires?
The cause of Mike's death
What is got struck by lightning when he was leaning on the goal post?
Killed instantly by lightning during football practice
Who is Mike Costello?
Paul's school
What is Lake Windsor Middle School?
Two examples of this are the "baseball bat incident" and the "Eclipse Boy" memories.
What are flashbacks?
This happens every day during the "rainy season"
What are lightning/ rain storms?
The reason guys in Tangerine lift (or "jack up") their trucks
What is "to go mud running"?
Paul's first friend
Who is Joey Costello?
The place Dad can go every day because his new job is very relaxed
What is Football Practice?
The point of view of the story
What is 1st Person?
The first friend Paul makes at the bus stop in his new neighborhood
Who is Joey Costello?
"the things Joey wanted to get from his brother when he died"?
What is Mike's shoes
Erik's friend who will do anything for Erik and to be popular
Who is Arthur Bauer?
Lake Windsor Downs
What is the name of the Fisher's neighborhood?
This is an example of a technique the author uses- Paul tells Kerri, his guide at school, "I can see just fine."
What is "Dialogue" or "the characters words"?
The type of classroom the 7th and 8th graders have at Lake Windsor Middle
What are portables?
Paul calls this the family's obsession with Erik's talent
What is the Erik Fisher Football Dream?
Considered "visually handicapped", but can see; Plays Goalie; Cares about the environment; Deals well with problems; Was called Eclipse Boy in Kindergarten
Who is Paul Fisher?
The new school Paul decides to attend
What is Tangerine Middle School?
The section of the book we have finished reading
What is Part 1?
The papers Mrs. Fisher fills out at the new school say that Paul is
What is "visually impaired"?
This caused Paul to be ineligible to play soccer
What is an I.E.P.?