Title: The First Part Last
Author: Angela Johnson
Genre: Youth Fiction
Subgenre: Realistic Fiction
Themes: Teenage Pregnancy, Raising a child
Primary Characters: Bobby, Feather, Nia
Award: Coretta Scott King Award, 2004
Date of publication: 2003
Publishing Company: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Summary: This book is about a teenage father, Bobby, who is raising
his baby daughter on his own. The First Part Last is written in a way that is
telling two stories of his life. Then & Now. Before Feather, Bobby was a
normal kid who didn’t have much to worry about but the birth of his daughter
changed everything.
In the classroom: The moral behind this book is
to wait to have kids until you are married and ready to accept the
responsibility of another life and can support them emotionally, mentally and financially.
The high school pregnancy rates are shocking and I think a book like this, (if
not this book) needs to be shared with students as young as junior high. I don’t
think ‘kids’ realize the amount of responsibility, dedication and accountability
you will have as a parent.
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