The First Part Last (Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner)
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Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Summary
This is a moving story of Bobby, a teenage boy and the changes that his life takes once he learns his girlfriend Nia is pregnant. The book explores the complications of teenage pregnancy and the decisions the couple, and ultimately Bobby must make that will affect the rest of their lives.
Critical Analysis
The First Part Last is the 2004 winner of the Michael L Printz and Coretta Scott King book awards. What makes this book special is that it is told in the first person format from the male point of view. The story also alternates between the present and past allowing us to understand the connections that shape Bobbys decisions. The story is grounded in reality from the consequences of not using contraception, weighing the option of adoption, adolescent bad decisions, single parenting, school, and making the best decisions for his and his daughters future. The emotion and descriptions of the scenes between Bobby and his daughter Feather were moving. The one area I thought was missing from the story was the interaction of Bobby and Nia with their parents. These are teenagers and I would have expected more pressure from the adults involved to push the course that they thought was best.
This is a moving story of Bobby, a teenage boy and the changes that his life takes once he learns his girlfriend Nia is pregnant. The book explores the complications of teenage pregnancy and the decisions the couple, and ultimately Bobby must make that will affect the rest of their lives.
Critical Analysis
The First Part Last is the 2004 winner of the Michael L Printz and Coretta Scott King book awards. What makes this book special is that it is told in the first person format from the male point of view. The story also alternates between the present and past allowing us to understand the connections that shape Bobbys decisions. The story is grounded in reality from the consequences of not using contraception, weighing the option of adoption, adolescent bad decisions, single parenting, school, and making the best decisions for his and his daughters future. The emotion and descriptions of the scenes between Bobby and his daughter Feather were moving. The one area I thought was missing from the story was the interaction of Bobby and Nia with their parents. These are teenagers and I would have expected more pressure from the adults involved to push the course that they thought was best.
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