Title: First Part Last
Author: Angela Johnson
Illustrator:
Genre: Young adult
Sub-Genre: Fiction
Theme: Growing up; accepting the consciences
Primary Characters: Bobby and Nia
Secondary Characters: K-Boy and J.L. along with Bobby's parents
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award; Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
Publisher and Date of Publication: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; 2003
Summary:
This book is about Bobby, who is living a care-free life as a teen, becomes a father unexpectedly. He must take care of his new baby who he loves very much. This book is very powerful, and I feel like all teens can relate to this book. The author writes in such a way that will make young readers continue reading until the last page. This book is also great for young boys because the main character is a male. In my classroom, I would use this book as a literary read. Within a classroom setting, you could use this story as a class read. I could make a whole unit on responsibilities and have them create pictures and complete assignments on growing up. Journaling would be great to use with this book too.
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