Point of View

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Violet's story involves a teacher's call home after an incident. She tries to explain her side but is met with a firm response.

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Third Person

Front

Daily Grind by Aria Bono: The sun set, stars awoke, but I didn't want to go home. I pleaded with Jake for another try. He suggested I get my own skateboard to practice. I realized he was right.

Back

First-person

Front

Narrative perspective in 'H-O-R-S-E' by Gallagher Packer.

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First-person

Front

Assembly instructions for Small Round Table by Furnitron Inc. Attach leg A to the top with an E screw, keeping it straight. Don’t fully tighten until done. Connect the cross bar to leg A with an F screw. Section one complete.

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Second-person

Front

Gold Miners by Brittney Rosen: Hank brushed sweat from his brow, examining the crystal mass formed over millions of years. Beautiful yet obstructive to the gold, he spooled wire and took cover. After the explosion, he shouted, 'All clear!'

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Third-person

Front

Narrative perspective in 'The Mismatched Switchback' by Theodore Paulsen.

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First-person

Front

Delta Code by Aaron Hall: Vivica uses her stethoscope to open a safe, listening carefully to the sounds as she turns the dial.

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Third-person

Front

Narrative perspective in 'For All the Marbles' by Brian Sandburg: The crowd cheered, the clock ticked, and the play unfolded with the coach's nod and a snap from Reggie. The defense blitzed, but our linemen held firm as I spotted A.J. downfield, just before the nose guard charged at me.

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First-person

Front

The Curse of the Pirate Captain by Hazel Berry: You enter the pirate captain's cabin, smaller than expected, filled with scrolls of coastlines and furniture. You navigate over ropes and flasks to sit at the captain's desk, noticing a large locked chest. Options: pick the lock (page 19) or search the desk for a key (page 115).

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Second-person

Front

Narrative perspective of 'Uh Oh, Here Comes Trouble' by Carter Nevins: Tommy doubts the narrator's ability to hit a distant target, but the narrator successfully throws a rock through a window.

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First-person