One definition of a protagonist is a character that goes through change.  And part of the definition is that the antagonist is the cause of the change.  In this selection of the story, the main character, Margaret is affected by the loss of her father, who suffers a heart attack, and then the loss of her best friend who moves away.  As she adapts to that change she discovers new talents and new friends. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Medallion, 2010)

This lesson was created as part of the Basal Alignment Project, during which teachers created CCSS-aligned lessons for existing literary and information texts in basal readers. All page numbers and unit/week designations found in this lesson relate to the edition of the basal reader named above. If you are using a trade book or different edition of this title, the page/unit/week references in this lesson will not match. Consult the content referenced in the body of the lesson to determine appropriate page numbers for your text.