| First Boy | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Gary Schmidt |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Henry Holt |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 197 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-8050-7859-6 |
| OCLC Number | 57243339 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.S3527 Fi 2005 |
First Boy is a novel published in 2005 by Gary Schmidt. It was a Mark Twain Award nominee for the 2007-2008 year.
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 Copper Jewett really? Nobody Knows.
Cooper Jewett:a boy living on a New Hampshire dairy farm with no family
Mrs. Perely: The guardian of Cooper
Mr. Searle: a farmer that helps Cooper run the farm
Mr. Heavy-legs/Bolster: agent working for the president
Senator Wickham: a presidential candidate in upcoming election
Mrs. President: president running for re-election