Tangerine by Edward Bloor
I have trouble getting this book to stay on the shelf. The main character is a boy who has very poor eyesight because he allegedly looked at the sun during an eclipse. He ultimately becomes a hero but he is often overshadowed by his athletically talented brother. Is their relationship just normal sibling rivalry or does the main character have a reason to be jealous of his brother?
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In Tangerine County, Florida, lightning strikes almost every afternoon during the summer online dvd rental. Lightning striking a field of lignite is the cause of muck fires. For the residents, it's nothing different than usual.
Twelve-year-old Paul Fisher, who plays soccer despite mysterious sight problems believed to have been caused by viewing an eclipse for too long insurance quotes, has recently moved to Florida from Houston, Texas, after his father takes a job in civil engineering. Unlike his brother Erik, a high-school football star who is favored by the boys' father, Paul is unable to fit in with the new environment. Although he befriends Joey Costello, brother of Erik's fellow teammate Mike Costello, he struggles to fit in at his new school, Lake Windsor Middle. Even his interest in soccer is deflated laptop, after the coach reveals that he is unable to play due to an insurance policy relating to his eyesight.
Mike is killed due to a lightning strike during football practice, and Erik makes fun of him in front of his younger brother, Joey, because when Mike was struck, Joey started getting hysterical, quickly trying to take off his brother's shoes, claiming to Paul that "The first thing Mike did when he came home every day was take off his shoes. He said it made him more soccer hit him to lose his mind I was just trying to help digital camera." After Lake Windsor Middle is partially destroyed because of a giant sinkhole, Paul jumps on the opportunity to move to Tangerine Middle in order to play soccer.