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=// The Last Song //= = By Nicholas Sparks =

//The Last Song// is about a young, rebellious teenage girl who visits her dad for the summer. The problem is that she hates her dad more than anything ever. This is because her mom told her stories about him and why he left the family to travel around the world for music. Now Ronnie thinks her dad is the reason why their family is messed up and for that reason she hasn’t played the piano in years. She thinks he hasn't attempted to write to her or talk to her for 3 years. Another problem is that her dad is actually is innocent, which is proven later in the book. After Ronnie finds out her dad was innocent, she trusts him again and loves him. Things take a turn in the wrong direction for Ronnie and her dad near the end of the book. Ronnie has graduated from high school and has no clue what to do in life, and traumatic things happen to her dad which is why this book is a tear jerker. Did her dads love for music change Ronnie as a person? Read //The Last Song// to find out.

__**Plot Summary:**__ //The Last Song// by Nicholas Sparks is a book for teens and adults. The genre of this brilliant novel would be romantic or realistic fiction. It's about young love and finding your place in life. It is also about starting a new life by the remains of your old one. A theme that fit this book perfectly is to give people second chances; everyone deserves one.

__**About the Author:**__

Nicholas Sparks is considered to be "The world’s bestselling author of love stories." The author has conceived several awards and has made numerous //#1 New York Times// bestseller books. This beloved author was born on New Year’s Eve in 1965 in Nebraska. As a child, Sparks moved around a lot due to his father’s work. Then, in high school, Nicholas Sparks was the Valedictorian and got a scholarship to the University of Notre Dame. Unable of doing anything for the summer, after a sports accident, his mother told him to do something-- create a book! Not long after that- about 8 weeks- he finish his first book//, The Passing//. The book never got published though. He met his wife during the Spring Break of 1988. He wrote her many letters that year; about 150. The next year, they got married. His mom died a few weeks later and her found out his sister had cancer. Long after that, he started writing another book by the name of //The Notebook//. A publishing studio bought it for 1 million dollars. Not long after that, it was made into a movie, and then it was made into 45 other languages! "And life, again, took another U-turn," he says, "Two months later, in January 1996, I was told that my second son, Ryan, was autistic (a diagnosis that was later determined to be in error). It set off a year of tremendous worry and frustration." Then, his father died in September of 1996 at the age of 54 by a car accident. Time passed on and he found out that his wife was pregnant with his 3rd son Landon. The same month he was born, Sparks found out his sister wasn't doing well and time was running out for her. She died later in 2000. After another year of writing books, his wife was pregnant again with twin girls-- Lexie Danielle and Savannah Marin. Time has passed and more of his books were made into movies. I think his family inspires him to write books. I believe this because writing letters is a main part in his bestselling book //Dear John.// Also, I think this is true because cancer is a major part in his literature. If his family is alive or in his memories, he still finds the inspiration for new books and every time he finishes one, they turn into #1 hits everywhere. A lot of the books he writes are tear jerker’s which is why i chose to read //The Last Song.// []
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__**Dramatization:**__

Miley Cyrus as Ronnie Miller

Liam Hemsworth as Will Blakelee

Greg Kinnear as Steve Miller

Bobby Coleman as Jonah Miller

Carly Chaikin as Blaze
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A social issue that occurred throughout the book would be the fact of growing up and finding your way in life. In the book, Ronnie graduated high school and didn't know what she wanted to be and she didn't even know whether or not she was going to college. The truth is, more than half of the seniors in high school know what they're going to do after graduation. It's not a small decision either. A teen advice website says " While lots of teens see high school as a chore, something to get through and leave behind, the reality is that high school is the last frontier to cross before the responsibility of adulthood takes center stage.” I think this quote is a good one because many students attending high school rush through it and when it comes to senior year, you don’t know what to do. I think it’s trying to say that your actions in high school could either haunt you or help you in life. When it comes to finding a job, ask yourself questions like //What is it?// Or //Is it right for me?// It doesn't matter how much money the job makes, but it matters if you're happy doing it. What's the point doing a job and not being happy with it? You should wake up every morning and be glad it's a new day. For more information, please go to [] or []
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My name is Sarah Rianne Tuttle. I was born on May 15, 1996 at about 10:30 P.M. I have 4 siblings; a sister named Leatha who is 16, a brother named Gage who is 11, a step sister named Natalie who is 22, and a step brother named Patrick who is 20. My parents got divorced when I was 4. My dad got remarried to a woman named Lisa in 2006 after 4 years of dating and my mom has had a boyfriend named Tyler for 8 years. I am a catcher in softball. I made the all star team my first year I played, the second year I played, I was on the Indians and my team was 15-0 (15 wins and 0 loses), the third year of playing my team won the championships. Aside from softball, I like to draw characters from my favorite TV show, get on the computer, and watch TV. I am a big music person; I play the clarinet in band, I can play the keyboard, and I've played the guitar and the tenor saxophone once. I have 6 dogs and a dozen fish. When I was younger, I had a pet raccoon at my dad’s. I was a vegetarian for about 3 days, but it didn't really work out. If there's anything else you want to know about me just ask!

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