![]() ![]() In the meantime, Erik has befriended Arthur Bauer, whom Paul recognizes as another “thuggish” sidekick in a long line of obedient hangers-on. Because of his visual impairment, the school’s insurance will not cover him to play in the soccer games. Alas, the IEP-an Individualized Education Plan- thwarts his intentions. Still, Paul determines to make the best of it, befriending Joey Costello and going out to play with the soccer team. This is not to mention the frequent thunderstorms and lightning strikes that accompany the omnipresent afternoon rain. Much about the location of their new home and school is troubling: There is a continuously burning muck fire that fouls the air the once-abundant tangerine groves in the area have been razed to make way for the new sub-divisions and Paul’s middle school classrooms are in hot and cramped portable units set up outside of the main building. He will attend Lake Windsor Middle School, while his older brother Erik will presumably be the star kicker on the Lake Windsor High School football team. In Part 1, Paul and his family arrive at their new home in Lake Windsor Downs, one of the many recently developed gated communities in the citrus-growing region of Florida. All quotations in this guide come from the 1998 Scholastic, Inc. Included in the ALA Top Ten Best Books of the Year, Tangerine teams with intrigue and action, confronting issues of class, race, and belonging in innovative and poignant ways. ![]()
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