03990cam a2200457 4500 237997541 TxAuBib 20140808120000.0 ||||||s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780739345115 0739345117 b55f6d72-839b-4aa0-b655-6a1024900665 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 105280 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Johnson, Angela, 1961- The First Part Last [Bridges Audiobook] : Heaven Trilogy, Book 2. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2004. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 47MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 47MB. Fiction & Literature. Peoples & Cultures. Teen Fiction. HTML:Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager—impulsive, eager, restless. For his sixteenth birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He's going to be a father. Suddenly things like school and house parties and fun times with friends are replaced by visits to Nia's pediatrician and countless social workers who all say that the only way for Nia and Bobby to lead a normal life is to put their baby up for adoption. Then tragedy strikes Nia, and Bobby finds himself in the role of single, teenage father. Because his child—their child—is all that remains of his lost love.<br /> With powerful language and keen insight, Johnson tells the story of a young man's struggle to figure out what the "right thing" is and then to do it. The result is a gripping portrayal of single teenage parenthood from the point of view of a youth on the threshold of becoming a man.<br /> <i>From the Compact Disc edition.</i>. Rarely do we see teen pregnancy from the father's perspective. Narrator Khalipa Oldjohn gives realistic insight into the consequences of unexpected parenthood on one teenaged father. Alternating between "then," when Nia told him on his sixteenth birthday that he was going to be a father, and "now," as he struggles to raise his daughter alone, we witness Bobby coming to grips with responsibility as he struggles to do the right thing. The back-and-forth between past and present requires close attention to the narration to understand why Bobby gave up the adoption option in favor of fatherhood. N.E.M. 2005 YALSA Selection (c) AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. Young Adult Literature. Young Adult Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. Coretta Scott King Book Award. Best Fiction for Young Adults. Michael L. Printz Award. Teen's Top Ten. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-08-06 14:05:02. Oldjohn, Khalipa. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=b55f6d72-839b-4aa0-b655-6a1024900665 http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/105280-TheFirstPartLast.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/105280-TheFirstPartLast.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B55F6D72-839B-4AA0-B655-6A1024900665&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/105280-TheFirstPartLast.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/105280-TheFirstPartLast.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=B55F6D72-839B-4AA0-B655-6A1024900665&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)