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This is a story about a boy whose name is Paul Fisher. Paul is teh narrartor of this story. He lives with his mother and father and his older brother Erik. Paul's family moves to Tangerine, Florida. They live in a neighborhood called Lake Windsor Downs. Paul and Erik attend Lake Windsor Downs School.

Paul’s parents told him that he has to wear thick glasses because he looked at the sun too long when he was young. But Paul thinks he can’t see because his brother, Erik, did something to him when he was a little boy. Erik is a mean bully. Paul parents ignore that Erik is a bully. Mr and Mrs Fisher are caught up in the “Erik Fisher Football Dream.” Erik is really good at kicking a football. Mr Fisher hopes that Erik will go to college to play football. Paul’s life changes when he goes to the new Middle School. Paul is a very good soccer player but he can't play soccer at Lake Windsor Downs Middle School because his mom told the school that Paul is on an IEP for having very bad eye sight. This makes Paul very mad because he thinks he can see just fine wearing his glasses. A sinkhole in the ground forms when it rains very hard at Lake Windsor Middle School. Paul helps rescue people from the sinkhole. This makes Paul feel better about himself. The next week Paul finds out that he will be going to Tangerine Middle School while Lake Windsor Middle School is being fixed. Erik stays at Lake Windsor High School to play football. Paul likes Tangerine Middle School. Paul can play on the soccer team there. Paul's mom does not tell this school about Paul's IEP or bad eyesight. Paul feels like he is really a part of the Tangerine soccer team. Victor is the soccer team captain. Victor tells Paul the team is there for him and he feels good because he has friends on this soccer team. Tangerine Middle School doesn't have the money to buy new uniforms like the soccer team from Lake Windsor Middle School. But Paul likes the kids at Tangerine Middle School and gets to know the Tino Cruz and his family who grow orange, and tangerine trees. Paul helps this family work to save the trees when it gets so cold that the trees could die. The oldest brother in this family is Luis Cruz who used to be a great player on the soccer team. When Tino comes to Paul's house to work on a science project, Erik starts to tease Tino for being poor and Tino teases Erik back for missing a kick at the football game that was shown on tv. Erik gets mad and hits Tino so hard he falls to the ground and is bleeding. Tino and the other kids leave Paul's house.

Arthur is a friend of Erik's and a few days later, he hits Luis in the head with a sharp metal rod. Paul sees this happen, but no one knows he saw it happen.

A few days later, Paul hears that Luis is dead. Some people think that Luis died because a tree branch hit him. Paul thinks Luis died from getting hit in the head by Arthur.

The day after Luis’ funeral there is an Awards Night at Lake Windsor High School. During the awards night, two of Luis’ friends tried to get even and they attack Erik and Arthur. Paul helps Luis’ friends and not Erik. Later that night, Erik and Arthur try to bully Paul, but Paul does not let them. Paul has become stronger and decides to ask his parents what really made him blind. Paul’s parents finally tell him the truth. Paul is blind because Erik sprayed paint in his eyes as a child. His parents have been lying to him for years.

Erik gets in trouble for bullying and being connected to the death of Luis. Erik and Arthur have also been steling from houses i Lake Windsor Downs and finally get caught and arrested. Paul tells people what Erik and Arthur have been doing. Paul is a hero at Tangerine Middle School and finally feels important.