The First Part Last | 
 enlarge | Author: Angela Johnson
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 13583
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0689849230
EAN: 9780689849237
ASIN: 0689849230
Publication Date: December 28, 2004
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Bobby's a classic urban teenager. He's restless. He's impulsive. But the thing that makes him different is this: He's going to be a father. His girlfriend, Nia, is pregnant, and their lives are about to change forever. Instead of spending time with friends, they'll be spending time with doctors, and next, diapers. They have options: keeping the baby, adoption. They want to do the right thing. If only it was clear what the right thing was.
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 I Was Moved By The Ending January 26, 2008
Bobby is raising his baby, Feather.
Teenagers Nia and Bobby are going to be parents.
The chapters of this book don't follow the typical sequential order. Throughout the novel sixteen year old Bobby tells what's going on in his life 'now', and what happened 'then'. The story jumps from present to past, letting the reader know how things are for Bobby as a teen parent as well as how his life was during his girlfriend, Nia's, pregnancy. He fathers a child and, taking responsibility for his actions, he chooses to raise his daughter(without a whole lot of help from his parents)instead of giving her up for adoption.
The author shows the reader teen parenting from a young man's point of view. The story is thought-provoking, and the selfless decision Bobby made in the end moved me.
THE FIRST PART LAST ; December 12, 2007
This story is mainly about a boy that has a baby and he lives with is mother and he doesn't know if he wants to keep his baby or not or if he wants to give it away. Also he doesn't know where his baby's mother is, but he has a girlfriend that helps him from time to time but he also has two bestfriends that don't make his life any easier, they just make his life a little bit worse than it is already. The make it worse because they always ask him if he is going to get rid of his baby or not, they even tell him they should and he gets mad. At times they help him on the decisions he makes. Also, even though they give him rough times they still have his back through whatever so he decides to keep his baby and finish school and have a good life and his mom and friends and his girlfriend told him they would help through it all. I'm in the 8th grade, people that would read this book are 7th and 8th graders because I wouldn't think younger people will enjoy a boy talking about his problems in life, I like this book because it teaches you about responsibilities in life and how you should handle things your way.
A Teenager's Review. October 4, 2007
I've read other reviews, and how this book should be read by all teens. No kidding. I am seventeen years old (only one year older than Bobby-the main character) and finished reading this book the same day I borrowed it from my English teacher. What a great book. I have a hard time putting into words how much better and more in touch with reality I felt after finishing this book.
Like most males my age, I feel like Superman, and say "Oh that would never happen to me" when subjects like teen pregnancy are brought to my attention. I realize after reading this book my arrogance has only crippled me and made me less prepared to take on the reality that is life. I don't think I could ever go through the events that take place in "The First Part Last" and ended up respecting the character Bobby as the man he wasn't at all prepared to be in the beginning of the story.
I am ready to recommend this book to just about every single one of my friends and family members.
 A Heartbreaking Story September 24, 2007
I think the title of this review says it all. Angela Johnson's "The First Part Last" broke my heart. I deliberately read through this thin volume slowly as to make my time with the characters last. The result was me laying in bed in tears, almost borderline at doing the "ugly cry," about the plight of Bobby and his beautiful daughter Feather. Johnson does an excellent job of creating characters that are both uncompromising and richly drawn. It is one of the best books I have ever read.
Grown Up Kids August 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book, which is like so many lives of other teenage men, was one of my favorite books. I really enjoyed reading as Bobby, unselfishly put his life on a hold to raise his child. It was time for him to start to become a man, a grown up, at 16, but he didn't have the time. Time was up he had to be a grown up, a man, a father. I enjoyed this book so much I stayed up until 2:00 a.m. to finish it.
He also had to raise the baby on his own because his mom was never around and told him it was his responsibility and he needed to be a man about it. His girlfriend... well, you read the book and you'll find out. Although, I wish it had a little more information about what happened to Nia, but all in all, this book showed alot about taking the responsibility for your mistakes and to learn from them. And Bobby did just that in this story even though he really did do the first part last.
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