The First Part Last (Audio)
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781400090679 (1400090679)
Publish date: August 24th 2004
Publisher: Listening Library (Audio)
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Teen,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Realistic Fiction,
African American,
Family,
Coming Of Age,
Contemporary,
High School
Series: Heaven (#2)
I read this entire book without putting it down once. I know the book is only 130 pages, so that doesn’t sound impressive, but I don’t think I’ve read a book in one sitting since The Hunger Games came out. This is going to be a short review. I don’t have much to say other than “This little book is g...
This small, short book packs a powerful punch and how I overlooked it for so long, surprises me. With only 132 pages, this book is about reality, it spoke my song and although it was not a complicated story, its message was clear. Bobby’s life changed on his sixteenth birthday when Nia, his girlfr...
3.5 stars. This book is a short and easy read but packs a good punch. I enjoyed the theme of "first part last" that was carried through the book by its format (chapters of "now," the first weeks of Feather's life, interspersed with chapters of "then," Nia's pregnancy), and the conflicting simultaneo...
Strong, spare and scary tale of a sixteen-year-old father who has total responsibility for his tiny daughter. Told in alternating 'now' and 'then' chapters, it's a powerful and moving account of how a baby changes a life. Especially if one is not quite grown. I especially liked that it was from the ...
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