| First Boy Contributor(s): Schmidt, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312371497 ISBN-13: 9780312371494 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: He was just a farm boy. Why was someone out to get him? |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - New Experience - Young Adult Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm & Ranch Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 850 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.2" W x 5.4" (0.45 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - New England - Geographic Orientation - New Hampshire - Topical - Death/Dying - Demographic Orientation - Rural |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 102141 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Gary Schmidt's First Boy fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue. You're my first boy, Cooper, my first boy, grandfather says just before he dies. All alone in the world, without even a dog, the only thing that keeps Cooper going is running the dairy farm. Suddenly, black sedans are swarming all around Cooper's small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Cooper's barn is burned to the ground, and his house is broken into and searched during the night. The President of the United States calls on Cooper for a visit, and her opponent wants Cooper to join him on the campaign trail. Who exactly is Cooper Jewett, and what does the government want with him? |
Contributor Bio(s): Schmidt, Gary: - Gary Schmidt is the author of many well-received books for young readers, including The Wednesday Wars, First Boy, and The Wonders of Donal O'Donnell. His novel Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy was both a Newbery Honor Book and a Printz Honor Book. Gary teaches writing at Calvin College and lives with his wife, author Elizabeth Stickney, and their six children on a farm in Alto, Michigan.Schmidt, Gary D.: - Gary D. Schmidt is a professor of English at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He received both a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and a Newbery Honor for The Wednesday Wars. He lives with his family on a 150-year-old farm in Alto, Michigan, where he splits wood, plants gardens, writes, and feeds the wild cats that drop by. |