Summary Of Paul's Tangerine Experience

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This is Paul’s tangerine experience #2. First, Paul starts his second ‘first’ day of school at Tangerine Middle School. Next, Theresa, a girl in the school, Tells Paul about the soccer team. Later, Paul stands up to Victor, a soccer player, and becomes his friend. Soon after, Paul’s mom loses the IEP, So paul can play all the soccer he wants. Next, The soccer team has their first game against the whippoorwills and win. Later, Joey starts at Tangerine Middle. A few days after, At the first football game Erik comes out to kick but, it is a fake and Erik doesn’t know that. Next, Joey gets in a fight with Victor and quits the group in science. Later, The soccer team gets interviewed for having girls on their team. After that, Paul finds some files

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