The First Part Last - Brossura

Johnson, Angela

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ISBN 10: 0689849230 ISBN 13: 9780689849237

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2005

Riassunto

When his girlfriend Nia announces that she is pregnant, sixteen-year-old Bobby, a typical urban New York City teenager, must cast aside his life of partying to visit obstetricians and social workers, who try to convince them to give their baby up for adoption, until tragedy strikes. A Coretta Scott King Award Book. Reprint.

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Recensione

U.S. News and World Report Johnson has carved a niche writing realistically about young people's issues.

SLJ, starred review Brief, poetic, and absolutely riveting.

Publishers Weekly, starred review Readers will only clamor for more.

Booklist, starred review Poetry.

L'autore

Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels The First Part Last, Heaven, and Toning the Sweep. The First Part Last was also the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is also the author of the novels Looking for Red and A Certain October. Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book When I Am Old with You, illustrated by David Soman; Wind Flyers and I Dream of Trains, both illustrated by Loren Long; and Lottie Paris Lives Here and its sequel Lottie Paris and the Best Place, both illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Additional picture books include A Sweet Smell of Roses, Just Like Josh Gibson, The Day Ray Got Away, and All Different Now. In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Visit her at AJohnsonAuthor.com.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0689849230
• ISBN 13: 9780689849237
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 144