A summary is what the story is mostly about.The summary of the story is mostly about two

teenagers named Bobby and Nia, who fall in love and soon have a baby named Feather. Nia’s mother gave her two options: either to put Feather for adoption or give her to her boyfriend, Bobby. Nia decided to give Feather to Bobby. Bobby has to give up his teenager life to take care of Feather and he soon realized that he can’t take care of a baby alone. Nia became depressed and her depression became more and more severe and she eventually passed away. Now Bobby has to balance his life with his daughter’s life.

The theme is the message that the author is trying to tell you

The theme is to not have a baby at an early age. It is a lot of work for just a teenager to deal with.

Characters are the people in the story.The characters in the story are: • Bobby• Nia• Fred (Bobby’s Father)• Mary (Bobby’s Mother)• Paul• J.L.• Jackie• K-Boy

Setting is where the story takes place.The setting of the story is in New York at

Bobby’s house.

The plot is the sequence of events.• Beginning: Nia hands Bobby a red balloon

and tells him that he is going to become a father.

• Middle: Bobby learns to take care of Feather.

• End: Bobby goes to live in Heaven, Ohio with his daughter, Feather and his father.

• The climax is the most exciting part of the story.• The conflict is the problem of the story.• The climax of the story is when Nia tells Bobby

that he is going to become a father.• The conflict of the story is when Bobby has to take

care of Feather on his own and he has to give up his teenage life.

• An external problem about Bobby is that he has to take care of Feather.

• An internal conflict about Bobby is that he feels frustrated and he doesn’t know what to do in order to take care of Feather.

• The resolution is the end of the story.• The resolution of the story is that Bobby goes to

live in Heaven, Ohio with his daughter, Feather and his father.

• Style is the way that the author uses words, phrases, and sentences. There are two types of style: informal and formal.

• The style of the story is informal do the fact that the author uses a lot of dialogue.

• The story is organized in a narrative way.

• The author’s tone is how the author feels while writing the book.

• The mood is how you feel while reading the book.

• The tone of “ The First Part Last” is perplexed.

• The mood of “The First Part Last” is depressing.

• The author’s purpose for writing this book is to inform the reader about teenage pregnancy. The author explains how difficult it is to take care of a baby alone. The author also explains that you have to be responsible for your baby.

• I learned that taking care of a baby is not easy and that you have to give up so much like your teenage life. I learned that there are a lot of consequences and you have to think twice before you act.

Yes, I would recommend this book to other readers. This book gives lessons about life and what can happen if you have a baby at an early age. This book also explains the life of a teenage boy who has a daughter and who has take responsibility for himself.

• Angela Johnson was born on June 18, 1961 in Tuskegee, Atlanta.

• Angela started writing books in 1989 ranging from picture books to novels, poetry, and short stories for adults.

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