A+Walk+to+Remember

**A Walk to Remember** by Nicholas Sparks

__Summary__ This book is told by an older man, Landon Carter, who is looking back onto his past when he was a teenager. Jamie Sullivan and Landon Carter have grown up with each other in Beaufort, NC aever since kindergarten and have went to the same church together their whole life. They have never really been friends though, because they are complete opposites! Landon is a popular guy who likes to hang out his friends and take risks. On the other hand there's Jamie, the minister's daughter who is completely different from everyone else. She is a quiet girl who loves to read the bible and visit the orphanage in her free time. Her daily outfit consists of a skirt, a sweater, and she wears her hair in a bun and a lot of people make fun of her for it. This book mainly takes place their senior year of high school and shows all of the ecperiences and troubles that they had to go through. At the beginning of the year, Landon chooses to take drama class instead of chemistry because he thinks it will be easier. What he does'nt know is that Jamie will ask him for a huge favor which will spark new feelings in them. Jamie's father wrote the christmas play which they must perform for the public. This play is very special to Jamie and her father because it is about what his life is like since Jamie's mother passed away. Jamie asks Landon to do her a favor and play one of the main characters in the play and he agrees to it. Throughout the year, they start to hang out and Landon asks her to the school dance, mainly because he does'nt have another date. As time goes by and they start hanging out more, Landon begins to fall in love with her, and she falls in love with him. One day as they are taking a walk, Jamie tells a very surprising secret to Landon. This secret changes their whole outlook on things.

__My Thoughts__ This book brought out many emotions in me.There were times where i would laugh, and others where i would cry. Nichloas Sparks is an amazing writer and i definitley think that this is one of his best pieces of work! __A Walk To Remember__ is a very touching and captivating book! It kept my attention, unlike other books that get boring after a while. It also kept me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next and how things would turn out. This book would definitley be considered a romantic novel or love story, but i think that most everyone would enjoy this great book! It definitley touched my heart and made me realize how lucky i am in life. "Live each day as if it is your last."