Tangerine Fisher Relationship

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A year ago, my older brother got hairspray and a lighter and tried to light me on fire! The same day I got some flour and put in on the top of the fan in his room, it looked like it was snowing. In the novel Tangerine by Edward Bloor, the Costellos brothers have a very healthy relationship and appreciate each other, the Fisher’s brothers have a very dire relationship with each other. Joey Costello is a soccer player for his middle school team, his older brother Mike Costello is a football player at his high school. Paul Fisher is a soccer player also for the middle school team, his mean older brother Mike Fisher is also a football player at the high school. The Costello brothers have a very healthy relationship and appreciate each other,

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