Chapter 1: Secrets on the Court
By Jake Maddox
“Go, go, go, Mira!” Coach Wallace had been watching Mira Ravi during warm-up drills lately.
Mira was the first seed on Hilltop Middle School’s all-star tennis team. She knew she needed to set an example for everyone else. A lot depended on her. There were plenty of people who would have loved to be in her shoes.
If they had a clue about her life, though, they wouldn’t wish that.
This was also why she didn’t want to be noticed any more than she had to be. The idea of any extra attention sent chills down her back.
Mira glanced over at her best friend Addie, who was whipping along next to her doing laps. Addie played doubles for the team, and Mira played singles. Mira didn’t know what she’d do without Addie. Addie was probably the kindest, funniest and most loyal person Mira had ever met.
The first hour of practice was always warm-up drills and stretching. Addie made faces at Mira as they stretched, and Mira tried not to laugh. After stretches, they did footwork and reaction drills. This helped develop their reflexes. Then they moved on to actually hitting the ball.
Mira grabbed her racket and weighed it in her hand. It was too heavy. It was Addie’s mom’s old racket. She gave Mira all her old equipment she didn’t need anymore. That meant that sometimes it didn’t fit. The grip on this racket was wrong and not fitted for Mira’s hand, of course. She had calluses from it already—even more than usual.
She was saving for a new racket right now. Still, it was a long way to go before she’d have enough money. Good rackets—the kind Mira wanted—could be expensive. And she really, really wanted to get one that was fitted to her hand.
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Adapted from Tennis Triumph, by Jake Maddox, ©️ by Capstone. Reprinted with permission.
What point of view is the text written from?
A third-person narrator’s point of view
A second-person narrator’s point of view
A first-person narrator’s point of view
From Coach Wallace’s point of view