Lake Magic
1 Izzie pulled her oars out of the water and stowed them in the boat, then
twitched her fishing pole. Nothing. Nothing was working out this summer.
2 When Mom told Izzie and Jayden about her new assignment-six weeks in
Afghanistan to write a magazine story-Izzie was excited for her. But then
Mom left and exiled them to northern Vermont, where Gramps had his cabin
on Lake Champlain. They'd hardly heard from her since then, because
communication was so unreliable where she was.
3 Izzie stirred the water with her oar. Then a far-off shape caught her eye.
What is the effect of telling the story from Izzie's perspective?
It makes the reader believe that Champ is not only real but also magical.
It creates tension because the reader, like Izzie, doesn't know why Jayden
acts the way he does.
It causes the reader to forget that Gramps and Jayden are important
characters in the story.