The first part last By Johnson, Angela

Title: The first part last

Author: Johnson, Angela

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Comments

CIP Info Bobby's carefree teenage life changes forever when he becomes a father and must care for his adored baby daughter. This was the first book I read for the challenge. I read this book in a little over an hour. It had an interesting format. The reader would get to alternate between the past and the present with “Then” and “Now” chapters. When told this way the story unfolds so the reader actually puts the story together. For ages I have read about other librarians recommending this book, I now see why. This is such a positive book for teen fathers, a rarity. These are real situations happening all over the nation and the world. It is great to know that there is a book for a specific audience. But you don’t have to be a teen father to enjoy this. I was touched by how much this young man loved his daughter. He did everything for her. He moved from his mother’s house to live with his father, and then later moves out of state. All of this so he can give his daughter the best. He could have easily give her up and let her be adopted and gone on with his life. He could have taken the easy road; he chose the harder road.