how does Theresa Cruz hepl paul

Theresa is Tino and Luis’s sister. Theresa shows Paul around Tangerine Middle School when Paul arrives there. She introduces him to the War Eagles—specifically to Tino and Victor. She invites Paul to partner with her and Tino for their science project on their brother Luis’s tangerine. She mediates between Paul and the Tangerine kids. She’s warm with Paul, but she's also defensive of her family when Erik attacks them.