First Boy

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
Author	Gary Schmidt
Language	English
Genre	Children's novel
Publisher	Henry Holt
Publication date	2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	197 pp
ISBN	978-0-8050-7859-6
OCLC	57243339
LC Class	PZ7.S3527 Fi 2005

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Plot summary

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

• Cooper Jewett
• Mrs. Perley
• Mr. Searle