Characters
Who is the narrator of the story?
Paul Fisher
What incident does Paul remember as he and his mom are getting ready to leave Texas?
Where does the title of the book come from?
Tangerine is the town name where they are moving to in Florida.
What happens every day in Tangerine?
storms, lightning, rain
What position does Erik Fisher play?
placekicker
Who is the girl that initially walks Paul around Lake Windsor Middle School on his first day?
Kerri Gardner
What did Erik's friends call Paul when he was in kindergarten and why?
Eclipse Boy-he was told that he has poor eyesight because when he was little he stared into the eclipse
Where are Paul and his mother at the beginning of the book and what are they doing?
They are in their house in Texas packing up their house about to leave to move to Florida.
What does the firefighter tell mom and Paul about the smoke they smell outside?
It's a muck fire.
What happens when Paul plays soccer with some of the other boys at Lake Windsor?
He blocks all of their kicks.
Who is Paul's first friend and what does he ask him to do each night after they first met?
Joey and to go running
What happened to the Donnelly house?
It has been hit by lightning 3 times.
What does Joey ask Paul after the funeral of his brother?
To go to the carnival
What woke Paul up after he moved in to his new house?
An explosion/lightning.
What does Coach Walski tell Paul at practice at Lake Windsor?
That he is not eligible to play for the soccer program because of his eyesight.
Who is the starting quarterback for Lake Windsor?
Antoine
What happened to Mike Costello?
He was struck by lightning at football practice and died.
Name 3 things that mom doesn't like about Lake Windsor Middle School?
No gym, no auditorium, portable classrooms
When Paul and Joey are returning from the principals office its starts raining, what happened next.
A sinkhole started and the portable classrooms started falling into the sinkhole.
Why does mom want to have a meeting at her house and what do they decide at that meeting?
She wanted to have a meeting about practice times and they decide to move it to the mornings before school.
Who is the leader of the soccer team at Lake Windsor Middle School?
Gino
Paul and Joey are accused of what?
Vandalizing an exhibit at the carnival.
What is the proposed emergency plan for the students at Lake Windsor?
8th grade squeeze to HS, 7th grade squeeze to MS and go on a split schedule or 7th grade can transfer to Tangerine Middle
Why are the citrus trees burning?
The land developers are clearing the land to build new houses.
What kind of players are the "on the bus players"?
The top 15 players will only get to go to the away games.