a+Walk+to+Remember

Breanna B., Jessica C., Nicole N., Taylor P. We chose this book because we like other Nicholas Spark books, like the Notebook. We also love the movie and heard that the book was way better. We are excited to read it because of its great reviews, " A sweet tale of young but everlasting love... Nicholas Sparks knows how to tug a reader's heartstrings." -//Chicago Sun- Times.//
 * A Walk to Remember[[image:a_walk_to_remember.jpg width="180" height="300" align="right"]]

**The summary of this book is about a young boy, Landon Carter who is a popular guy a school. He is a drinker, swears and him and a bunch of his friends pull a prank on a classmate that almost killed him. His punishment is to help the janitorial staff after school ,help tutor unprivileged kids, and participate in the school play. He then meets Jamie Sullivan, a Bible-hugging, ugly sweater wearing minister's daughter. he used to make fun of her, but while working and getting to know her more, he starts to fall in love.

Week One- Characters A- Jess B- Nicole C- Taylor D- Bre

Questions 1. Who is the narrator? 2. Describe Landon as a teenager. 3. What do Landon and his friends think of Jamie? 4. When Jamie makes the joke about telling Landon not to fall in love with her, what is this showing the reader?

Characters Landon- narrator, popular, takes theater where he meets Jamie Jamie- minister's daughter, star in school production, loves to help others, carries around a bible Hegbert- minister, Jamie's father, wrote the school play Eric- star athlete, Landon's best friend

Summary We talked about the characters. Many characters were introduced in the first few chapters. We met Landon, who is one of the main characters and the narrator. He is a senior in high school and takes theater so he doesn't have to take chemistry. Also, we met Landon's mother, who is a sweetheart. We heard about Landon's father but he is always away on business. Next, we met Jamie. Jaime is the ministers daughter and claims that everything happens because it is "in the Lord's plan." She helps animals and people whenever she can, she is very religious. Hegbert is the minister of the Beaufort, North Carolina. He writes a play for the school his daughter, Jaime, attends, Beaufort High School. Also, we hear a little about Eric. He is basically the cool kid in the school. Landon and Eric are best friends and he is also a star athlete.

Week Two- Language

Questions 1. Who is narrating the story? 2. What person is the book being told in? 3. How is the book setup? 4. How difficult is this book to read? 5. Is there any dialogue? How much?

A. Bree B. Jess C. Nicole D. Taylor

Summary

This week was all about how this books' language is setup. We know that there is a narrator, Landon. Landon tells the story in first person. He uses words like "I, my, mine" and so on. The book is divided into chapters based on an ending to an event or the start of a new one. The book is very easy to read. The book has big font and the words aren't that hard. However, Nicholas Sparks like to use old words like "reckon." It takes place in 1958, so the older words are normal. There is some dialogue in the book, a moderate amount.

Week Three- Mood

A. Taylor B. Bre C. Jess D. Nicole

Questions 1. What do Landon's friends think when they find out he is the lead in the play with Jamie Sullivan? 2. Why does the owner of the orphanage not want they high school to preform the play for the kids? 3. What happened after Landon's friends found out that he was walking Jamie home? 4. WHat happens when Landon finally sees Jamie in the play?

Summary We talked about the next few chapters in he book. We learn that Landon becomes the lead in the school play with Jamie. He starts walking Jamie home after rehearsals, and when his friends find out, they won't stop bugging him about it. So finally he confronts Jamie that he doesn't want to be friends, that once the play is over he wants to go back to his normal life. Even though it hurt Jamie she still forgave him. The play was a success, and when Landon sees Jamie on stage, he nails his, "your beautiful." This could be a foreshadowing moment between them.

Week Four-Theme A. Nicole B.Taylor C.Bre D.Jess

Questions 1) Do you think that Love is the main them in the novel? 2) Do you think that Landon is a big figure to keep Jamie fighting? 3) Do you think that you should always take a friends back no matter what happens to them?

Summary We talked about the date Jamie and Landon went on, and how he had to ask Jamie's father to take her out. We find out that La don is falling in love Jamie, even though she told him not to. We also find out that the play is a success and Ms. Garber thinks it was soooo marvelous. Jamie remembers that Landon promised to make it up to her for getting mad, so she make him go out and collect the jars of money that she left for the orphanage. The money is supposed to go to presents for the kids at the orphanage for Christmas. He winds up putting most of his own money in because there wasn't enough and Jamie wanted it to be the best Christmas ever.

Week 5 A. Jessica B. Nicole C. Bre D. Taylor

Questions 1. Why is the gift Landon gets from Jamie so special? 2. What secret does Jamie finally reveal? 3. What does Landon do before Jamie dies?