A Walk to Remember
Readers rate it 3.8 (373 on Hardcover)
224 pages · Released Sep 1, 2004 · Grand Central Publishing
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A Walk to Remember is a poignant coming-of-age romance centered on first love and loss, inspired by Sparks's sister's real life. The book emphasizes kindness, courage, and living meaningfully despite hardship, with strong moral characters as central strengths. While touching on death and illness, the tone is emotional rather than graphic, making it appropriate for mature teens ready for themes of mortality and grief. The story contains minimal crude content but deals with serious, heavy subject matter that suits readers 13 and up.
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There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd b... There was a time when the world was sweeter....when the women in Beaufort, North Carolina, wore dresses, and the men donned hats.... Every April, when the wind smells of both the sea and lilacs, Landon Carter remembers 1958, his last year at Beaufort High. Landon had dated a girl or two, and even once sworn that he'd been in love. Certainly the last person he thought he'd fall for was Jamie, the shy, almost ethereal daughter of the town's Baptist minister....Jamie, who was destined to show him the depths of the human heart-and the joy and pain of living. The inspiration for this novel came from Nicholas Sparks's sister: her life and her courage. From the internationally bestselling author Nicholas Sparks, comes his most moving story yet....
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- Fiction
- Teenage boys
- Children of clergy
- First loves
- Bildungsroman
- Love stories
- Fiction, romance, contemporary
- North carolina, fiction
- Large type books
- Study and teaching
- Fiction, romance, general
- Strong Character Development
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ISBN 9780446693806 · Grand Central Publishing