Identify the narrator

Feo put down the skis she was oiling and listened. It was early, and she was still wearing her nightdress. She had no dressing gown, but she pulled on the sweater her mother had knit, which came down to the scar on her knee, and ran to the front door.

From Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder. Copyright 2015 by Katherine Rundell

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Omri entered the house by the side door, which opened into the kitchen. His black and white cat, Kitsa, was sitting on the drainboard. She watched him out of her knowing green eyes as he came to get a drink of water.

From Lynne Reid Banks, The Return of the Indian. Copyright 1986 by Lynne Reid Banks

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"If you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?"

No one in my sixth-grade class answered our teacher. I could think of lots of things about my life that I'd like to change but I wasn't going to say them out loud, not even on the last day of school.

From Peg Kehret, Escaping the Giant Wave. Copyright 2003 by Peg Kehret

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"The sea is smooth," Ramo said. "It is a flat stone without any scratches."

My brother liked to pretend that one thing was another.

"The sea is not a stone without scratches," I said. "It is water and no waves."

"To me it is a blue stone," he said.

From Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins. Copyright 1960 by Scott O'Dell

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One of my neighbors plays baseball, although she is a chicken. Another drives a fire truck, although he is a rabbit.

I used to have a neighbor, a sleek and thoughtful seal, who could balance a ball on her nose from dawn till dusk. Her voice was like the throaty bark of a dog chained outside on a cold night.

From Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan. Copyright 2012 by Katherine Applegate

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