In this 207 paged book, A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks, this romantic story is about a seventeen year old boy named Landon Carter who was always the popular boy in Beaufort High. He was also counted in the in-crowd. But what Landon didn’t know was that he would fall in love for the last person that would never come up in his mind, Jamie Sullivan. Jamie Sullivan was also seventeen years old, was the type of girl who was original and different. She was the minister’s daughter and no one ever wanted to hang out with her. The more time they spend together, Landon is falling more in love with Jamie. As he realizes and tells Jamie that he loves her, she drops the big news on him and finds out that she is dying and knew about it for seven months now. As time passes by, they still don’t know how much time she has left to live. Their only hope now is to pray for a miracle.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about love stories. It’s very enjoyable and sad at the same time. I really love this book; it is one of my favorite books to read. ( )

There was a time when the world was sweeter. . .when women in Beaufort, NC wore dresses ane the men donned hats. . .when something happened to a seventeen year old boy that would change his life forever.

2001

Simplistic writing designed to tug on the heart strings. Shameless, but I have to admit I got pulled in, too. ( )

Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

Landon Carter is now 57 years old and he is telling his love story from when he was a senior in high school. He still remembers the events of something that he thought was just a friendship as if it was yesterday.

Jamie Sullivan was a minister's daughter, who wore boring brown sweaters every day, always tied her hair up in a bun, and always had her Bible with her. She is the girl that you would think of when you would imagine the person who gets made fun of in high school. She had never been on a date in her life, and Landon was one of the more popular boys in his high school.

Landon didn't have a date for homecoming, so he decided that he would ask Jamie because she was too sweet to say no and wouldn't have a date yet. When he asked, she said "promise me that you won't fall in love with me."

After a horrible night at homecoming, Jamie asked Landon to play the male lead in an upcoming Christmas play that was performed every year, and was a very big deal in the town. Landon didn't really want to, but Jamie talked him into it because she was playing the lead female and her father had written the play -- and Jamie wanted the play to be very special. After about two months of constant rehearsals, the play was performed and the town knew that this had been the best year ever. And Landon had to admit that it went well, and that he was falling in love with dorky Jamie. But there is a secret that Jamie was hiding from Landon. What could it possibly be? And why did she tell Landon not to fall in love with her?

This is another powerful love story from an author that makes you believe in love. Read this amazing novel to find out the secrets of Landon and Jamie. ( )