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While talking with some young readers about my book, I found myself discussing point of view. In particular, we were discussing a character* who serves as the narrator's rival.  As you can imagine, a character viewed through a rival's lens tends to come across negatively.  I'll be the first to admit that the character in question does some ugly things, but I urged the students to remember that we see that character through his antagonist's lens.

With any book, I love to step back and ask, "Who...