I've just ordered five middle grade novels via inter-library loan that use the dreaded multiple POV:
Wonder by RJ Palacio,
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass,
Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea,
A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff, and
A Week in the Woods by Andrew Clements.
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I make no bones about being a single-POV Puritan; in fact, I wrote an article about that which I published both
here and on my
website last summer. At that time I promised that I'd give multiple POV a chance
to defend itself, but I'm only now getting around to it. Sorry! After
trying rather unsuccessfully to set aside my POV prejudice and write a
fair, objective piece on why and when and how to use multiple viewpoint,
I got a brainstorm. Why don't I let some the best examples of it that I
can find in middle grade literature speak for themselves?
So
that's what I'm doing. It may take a while for all five books to
arrive, so I can't give you a definite date for when the article will be
published. But in the meantime, if you have any favorite examples of
multiple POV, please share them with me in the comments!
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