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Part 1 Discussion Questions 1. Discuss the different types of discrimination you have heard about or encountered. These are some questions to consider: a. How would you define discrimination? b. What are some examples of discrimination? c. Have you ever felt the effects of discrimination? How? d. What are some types of people who are discriminated against?

2. Mrs. Fisher didn’t know much about Tangerine County before moving. Now that she is there, she has learned quite a bit about the area that Mr. Fisher had not told her. Do you think she regrets the move? Discuss the positives and negatives of living in Tangerine from Mrs. Fisher’s point of view and then from Mr. Fisher’s.

3. What is the Erik Fisher Football Dream? What consequences does it have for Mom, Dad, Erik, and Paul?

Part 2 Discussion Questions

1. Many people say “Sports help build character in young people”. What do you think? How do you define “character”? <span style="color: #ff005f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What helps build your “character”? <span style="color: #ff005f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Give an example from your personal life.

<span style="color: #ff005f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Do you think male and female athletes should play on the same team? Give support for your reasoning.

<span style="color: #ff005f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3.Character Quotes

<span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Part 3

<span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Paul has problems with his vision and is called legally blind. <span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">a. How are Paul’s parents “blind”?

<span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> b. How was Paul able to “see” into people’s hearts? What did he “see”?

<span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2. Is Paul a hero? Why or why not? <span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> a. How would you describe a hero? <span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> b. Give evidence from the book to support your answer.

<span style="color: #ff0039; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 3. Tangerine is Edward Bloor’s first novel. Would you read another novel by him? Why or why not?