protagonist

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protagonist

the principal character in a play, story, etc.

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This was the fourth of six episodes - and it turned out that the bomb attack on one of the two main characters, Home Secretary Julia Montague (Keeley Hawes), at the end of the third episode, meant we wouldn't be seeing her in the fourth.

Mercurial Mr Mercurio; THE TOP TV TOPICS

This book has an appealing simplicity as the main character tells her story with great emotion and honesty.

Our race for reconciliation

Although the cover depicts a male, the author cleverly does not reveal or assign a gender to the main character, making it a suitable read for boys and girls.

The Treasure of Dead Man's Cove

* Hypothesis 3 (H3): Student-athletes would assign more negative judgments than non-athlete students to a main character described as a student-athletes in the high aggression, high athletic context scenario.

Exploring social identity theory and the 'black sheep effect' among college student-athletes and non-athletes

Although the main character of the book is a teenager, it doesn't make it exclusively a book for that age group and something can be taken from it by those of us a little older.

Life's real lessons

The book's main character is a Jesuit priest who is also a biologist.

To infinity & beyond!

She's the love interest of the main character (who is male in the game, unlike the movie).

Virtually queer

The main character is a double spy, caught between two cultures in a pivotal moment of history.

March Into The Endless Mountains

It deals with murder born out of self-hate and racism as the work burrows deep within the tortured psyche of its main character, Bigger Thomas.

My favorite mysteries

The game's 15-year-old main character must defend himself against school bullies at a fictional boarding school, while dealing with characters ranging from nerds and jocks to authoritarian prefects.

Bullying

What a joy to find a novel featuring a vegan main character! If you're looking for a pleasurable page-turner, Amazing Disgrace fits the bill.

Amazing Disgrace

If not already a legend in Kenya, the main character of the Wizard of the Crow has all the potential of becoming yet another one in that country.