Over the course of the next few weeks, Mitchell and Wiley are harassed relentlessly, culminating with Mitchell having a dream which convinces him to peacefully confront the situation.ĭuring the interim, Mitchell falls in love with Nikki. Mitchell inadvertently scores a goal for the preps, cementing the disdain of the hockey players, and in particular Jack, who tackles Mitchell while still on the ice, concussing him and leaving him unconscious for what appears to be hours. With an upcoming game against the rival " preps", Wiley and subsequently Mitchell are asked to fill-in for two students undergoing punishment for misbehavior. The hockey players include Jack, Augie, Snake, Rosenblatt, and the Banduccis. He is antagonized by the gritty hockey players who chastise Mitchell for his easy going " Maharishi" philosophy and "California" appearance. Mitchell is met on his first day at school with obstacles. To add to his disillusion he meets his cousin Wiley, who at first glance is an awkward teenager and whose parents' lifestyle and demeanor, though warm and hospitable, is a bit old-fashioned. He arrives in the midst of a winter storm to a blue-collar Midwestern city, quickly coming to the realization that this is far from the free-spirited beach atmosphere that he has been accustomed to. Eager to accompany his parents to the surf-friendly shores of the South Pacific, he is dismayed to find out that he will not be joining them and instead will be living with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio, to finish the remainder of his high school semester. His zoologist parents are given the opportunity for grant work in Australia for six months. Mitchell Goosen is a teenager from California who loves to surf and rollerblade.
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