First Boy is a children's novel published in 2005 by Gary Schmidt.[1] It was a Mark Twain Award nominee for the 2007–2008 year.[2]

First Boy
First edition
AuthorGary Schmidt
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherHenry Holt
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages197 pp
ISBN978-0-8050-7859-6
OCLC57243339
LC ClassPZ7.S3527 Fi 2005

Plot summary

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Dragged into the political turmoil of a presidential election year, fourteen-year-old Cooper Jewett, who has run a New Hampshire dairy farm since his grandfather's death, stands up for himself and makes it clear whose first boy he really is. Cooper never knew his parents and his birth certificate is blacked out. Who is Cooper Jewett really? Nobody knows.

Characters

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  • Cooper Jewett
  • Mrs. Perley
  • Mr. Searle

References

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  1. ^ First Boy at WorldCat
  2. ^ "Mark Twain Awards & Nominees". Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2015-03-26.