#Tangerine by edward bloor license#

Fisher, become witness to Erik and Arthur's true nature, which leads to Arthur getting arrested for murder and Erik outed as The Sociopath with Sticky Fingers, but Paul during his journey for self-respect and taking charge of his own destiny gets expelled from Tangerine Middle, Paul is not unhappy though. Bittersweet Ending: The entire community, including Mr.Big Brother Worship: Luis, who is idolized by his younger siblings Tino and Theresa.mentions that most of the kids on the War Eagles soccer team owe him for rides or other help. Big Brother Mentor: Luis is this not only to his own siblings but Henry D.come to Paul's house for a group project, so Luis, Tino's older brother, comes to Lake Windsor High to take a shot at Erik. Big Brother Instinct: Paul's brother Erik hits Tino Cruz when he, Theresa, and Henry D.But of course, that would be less dramatic. And to make matters worse, they could have done this if they had just had the climactic penalty kick occur with Paul's team up by one goal. Since a tie is worth one point and a win is worth three, Paul's team needs to win, not tie, in order to win the league. The problem? According to the scoring rules for soccer leagues, the winner is the team with the most points at the end of the season, not just the highest winning percentage. See, Paul's team is undefeated whereas the other team is undefeated but has played one more game during the season the additional game ended in a tie. It's a fairly uplifting idea with one small problem: it completely gets wrong the way soccer leagues are scored.

#Tangerine by edward bloor license#

Artistic License Sports: One of the book's climactic moments features Paul needing to stop a last-second penalty kick so that his team will tie their rival and his former team, winning the league in the process.

And There Was Much Rejoicing: Erik and Arthur react this way to Mike Costello's death, laughing and making jokes about it (i.e., they call him 'Mohawk Man' due to half his hair being singed off when the bolt struck him).Ambiguous Situation: Paul himself doesn't know if Erik brings out the worst in his friends, making their heinous actions more Toxic Friend Influence, or if Erik is good at finding people who complement his sociopathic tendencies.Erik is believed to be one by his and Paul's parents, and Antoine Thomas, the quarterback on Erik's football team, is one as well. The Ace: Luis Cruz the best tangerine farmer in Tangerine County.