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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;First Boy&quot; can pretty much be summed up entirely by its title. Cooper Jewett is a fourteen year old boy who has pretty much lost it all - his parents, his grandparents recently passed away, and he is struggling to keep and mantain his farm. Then, several events send him spiraling into a p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51804327">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A YA title. Not quite what I thought that it would be. Ages 9-12 When Cooper Jewett's beloved grandfather, whose endearment for the 14-year-old is, You're my first boy, dies suddenly, the teen finds himself completely alone. He's never even seen a picture of his parents. Cooper is determined to stay...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7633616">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Cooper was raised by his grandparents after his parents die in a car crash. Suddenly, Cooper is alone in the world, and all he wants is to be left alone and keep his farm. Cooper notices that there are an awful lot of black sedans in his small town, and they seem to be following him. His life is abo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56368142">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is about a 14 year old boy named Cooper. He has never met his parents and lives with his grandfather. Soon he passes away and Cooper is left to work his farm himself. Very strange things start happening. And Cooper learns about his past.<br/>I really liked this book. It kept you wondering...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46223911">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A gentle, loving story - typical of Schmidt, and one of the reasons I love his books - with a totally unbelievable plot that works very well. I am wary of books that laud the farmer lifestyle, but it works in this one. I love his young male characters - they are so vulnerable, lost and alone...I sus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38679133">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In this book a boy named Cooper jewwet is a cross country runner, a dairy man, and he is parentless. he wants to find out what happens to his parents after he has no parents and no grandparents. He is really confused about everything until everything stops in its tracks. He finds out his parents die...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46223753">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had high hopes for this story as there are very few books for the middle school age group dealing with U.S. politics. However, this book was just so wildly unrealistic that I found it bothersome. With a willing suspension of disbelief, it is probably a good story.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book does not have the same feeling of the other books by Schmidt that I have read.  There is lots of politics and lots of action in this one but the gripping word choice is lacking here.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this book.  It's a bit of a thriller and mystery.  I read it within a day and would love to see what my 6th grade students think of it.  Definitely 6th and 7th grade appropriate.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I listened to this book on CD and the reader was pretty good. I also thought that the story line was creative. However, I was not overly impressed with the book. <br/><br/>I do think that this would be a good book for students who live in a rural area. There are not a lot of books that children wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37503393">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another winner from Gary Schmidt!  This one is a mystery that tugs at your heartstrings.  I want my kids to read it.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Youre 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 Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers 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. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another kid's book I listened to - good, but nothing I was really excited about.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Youre 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 Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers 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. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.]]>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another delightful story by Gary Schmidt. I will for sure read more.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Youre 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 Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers 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. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.]]>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I like some of the characters (Mrs. Perley the lead-foot old lady neighbor; Mr. Searle, the crabby next-door neighbor secretly in love with her; and Cooper, the First Boy), the plot left me annoyed.  If carried off properly, I don't mind a far-fetched story, but ** spoiler alert ** a resolu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37177787">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Youre 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 Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers 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. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wildly unrealstic. I liked the premise Cooper finds himself all alone afterhis grandfather dies. Then he a Senator running for President becomes intereste in him. Next people are threatening his life, beating up neighbors, and even hurting the dairy cows. Cooper is the center of a scandal involving ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36894654">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Youre 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 Coopers small New Hampshire town, driven by mysterious men in dark suits. Coopers 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. This fast-paced political thriller will have the reader turning the pages in anticipation of the next clue.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I thought this was just a book about a boy growing up on a farm.  Then I kept reading and it developed into a mystery with all sorts of outlandish situations.  Sure, it was slightly predictable and I knew what was going on before the main character did, but it was still fun and interesting ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8822611">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An easier read (grades 4-6) than other Schmidt titles. It has an interesting premise (is Cooper really the son of the US President and the first gentlemen?)...a high interest theme for election year. A satisfying, but predictible ending that still leaves you guessing. Wonderful characterization and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25838127">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A small-town boy finds himself the center of a Presidential-Election scandal.  Political intrigue on a middle-school level.  A believable book.  I loved the President's first scene in the book --- MADAM President, thank you very much.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great fast read that had a good plot and lots of adventure.  It began on a farm so I could relate to the cows but ended up with FBI involvement.  It's from the children shelves but that's what I enjoy]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[awww...this book was OK.  it was something i definitely wouldn't have chosen myself.  really weird and extreme.  not much stands out to me after reading it, so it didn't appeal to me.  but it wasn't <em>BAD...</em>]]></body>
    
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