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The day begins with a disagreement between Mom and Dad. Mom thinks that the football practice scheduled for today should have been canceled out of respect for Mike Costello 's family. Dad supports the position of Coach Warner, who does not want to cancel practice just one week before the beginning of the season. Later in that afternoon, Paul and Joey were driven by Paul’s mother to Tangerine, which Paul has never seen before. They go through the citrus groves as they discuss the smell. Paul loves it but Joey hates it. After a few glances outside the window of Paul’s mom’s car, they arrived at the carnival. They decided that Paul’s mom will pick them up at seven o’ clock. Joey has discount tickets for them from Coach Walski. One of the guys playing soccer in front of the carnival tells Paul to give him his ticket. …show more content…

Joey tells Paul that they are from Tangerine Middle School. Shortly after they enter the carnival, they find a group they know which includes Kerri, the girl who complimented Paul at the funeral. They go to the Wonders of the World freak show in a group. Paul gets separated from the rest of the group because he stops to read about some of the displays. When he exits the show, he sees the guys from the carnival entrance, but they don 't see him.Next, Paul goes to the Ferris wheel. He sees Kerri getting ready to ride the Ferris wheel with Adam, a guy who does not wear glasses and who can talk. Paul does not ride the Ferris wheel. After about half an hour, he meets up again with the group he was with

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