Tangerine
a city where abnormal is normal
News
- The Fisher family moves from Texas to Florida
- They get settled in their new house at Lake Windsor Downs
- When the family move, they notice the Citrus Trees burning in which they later figure out that the fire is known as the muck fire
- Paul and Joey converse about how lighning strikes in the same place that causes the muck fire
- Erik joins the football team at Lake Windsor Downs Middle School
- Paul's mom signs him up for an IEP (Individualized Education Plan) class because he is visually impaired
- Paul signs up for soccer because he loves to play the sport and is really good at it (he plays goalie)
- Paul analyzes (in his head) about how all of a sudden his dad loves football because of the Erik Fisher Football Dream
- Mike Costello dies by a lightning strike
- Paul also realizes that Arthur and Erik are laughing about his death
Paul Fisher vs Erik Fisher
Foootball Team Tryouts Location and Time
*Lake Windsor High School on the football field
*6:00 P.M. Please be on time!
What You Need to Bring
*football
*tennis shoes
*the right clothing
*yourself!
Requirements
*You have to be at least 220 pounds
*Must be able to do daily practice which includes running a mile in less than 8 minutes, 225 weight bench press, 2 foot jump, etc.
Tradegy Strikes
MOYA Close-Up
MOYA means Month Of the Young Adolescent which means it is a whole month dedicated to tween/teen anxiety, stress, and more. In Tangerine, there are a few of these elments. With Erik, he wants to fit in or become one of the "cool kids" so that why he can join the football team. Even Paul analyzes that Erik used to play soccer and was very good at it, but changed to football merely for popularity. He might get into trouble by doing this because he may hang out with the wrong people. Another issue is Erik and Paul. They are teens now and are at the stage where they fight a lot and don't agree on most anything. For that matter, they barely talk to each other. Because of this, they don't have a very good relationship and this isn't going to help them for future experiences. Lastly, Erik and Arthur making fun of Mike Costello's death would be a MOYA issue because in this case, both Erik and Arthur were trying to fit in so they thought it was right to joke around about the terrible tragedy. Again, this would be Erik (maybe Arthur) trying to fit into his new school because he believes fitting in is key because he doesn't want to be the kid that gets bullied. To conclude, MOYA, the month of October, is a very important month because it is an awareness for issues like these and to help solve the problem.