Paul
What is Eclipse Boy?
He becomes Erik's friend in Florida.
Who is Arthur?
The name of the community the Fisher family lives in.
What is Lake Windsor Downs?
What is a flashback?
He was killed by a lightning strike.
Who is Mike Costello?
This form kept Paul from playing soccer at Lake Windsor Downs Middle School.
What is an IEP?
Moving to Florida should help Erik's chances for this.
What is getting a college football scholarship?
This creates smoke and is constantly burning below ground.
What are muck fires?
Sibling rivalry is one, for example.
What is a theme?
He works on his family's farm and is the older brother to Tino and Theresa.
Who is Luis Cruz?
This student shows Paul around Tangerine Middle School.
Who is Theresa?
Erik has kicked field goals as long as this back in Houston.
What is 50 yards?
This disaster strikes Lake Windsor Middle School.
What is the sinkhole?
This is an example of what: "I stood rock still, looking up, like I was looking toward the heavens."
What is a simile?
What is a termite infestation?
This person said this to Paul: "I was terrified to let you play, but you turned out to be the best goaltender in that league."
Who is his mom?
This happens to Erik when he tries to kick the game-tying extra point in his first game at Lake Windsor High School.
He backflops, slips, or falls into the mud.
He was Mr. Fisher's boss and was fired after the sinkhole incident.
Who is Old Charlie Burns?
The muck fires, the lightning strikes during football practice, and the sinkhole are examples of this type of conflict.
What is man vs. the environment?
True or false: After the the death at football practice, practices were cancelled on the day of the player's funeral.
What is false?
Paul says these people were responsible for vandalism at the carnival.
Who are soccer players from Tangerine Middle School (Victor, Tino, Hernando).
What is a Landcruiser?
This is the team name for Tangerine Middle School.
What is War Eagles?
The theme of toxicity is prevalent in the book, give an example.
What are toxic relationships, environments, culture, or sports culture?
This is how students return to school after the sinkhole incident.
8th graders go to the high school, 7th graders have a split-shift schedule or can attend Tangerine MS.