Novels by Nicholas Sparks (Study Guide) - The Last Song, Nights in Rodanthe, a Walk to Remember, the Choice, the Guardian, the Lucky One (Paperback)

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Last Song, Nights in Rodanthe, a Walk to Remember, the Choice, the Guardian, the Lucky One, Message in a Bottle, the Notebook, a Bend in the Road, Dear John. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Last Song is a 2009 novel by American author Nicholas Sparks. The Last Song is Sparks' fifteenth published novel, and was written specifically as the basis for the film adaptation by the same name. It was released on September 8, 2009 by Grand Central Publishing. The story revolves around the summer of Ronnie Miller's seventeenth year, during which she is sent to stay with her estranged father. Through their shared love of music, the duo reconnect. In a meeting between Disney executive Jason Reed and Miley Cyrus to discuss Cyrus' career plans, Cyrus expressed a wish to film a movie similar to A Walk to Remember. The film was based on a novel by the same name written by Sparks in 2002. United Talent Agency, which then represented both Cyrus and Sparks, contacted Sparks and asked him to write a screenplay and novel simultaneously with Cyrus in mind for the lead. The part was intended to be Cyrus' breakout role from her popular Hannah Montana character Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana, with hopes of introducing the actress to adult audiences. Sparks told Variety Magazine that Miley Cyrus and her family "were very familiar with the work Ive done in the past. That played a role in this project coming together." Once Sparks' idea had been agreed to by Cyrus, her family, and the film's producers, Disney bought the film rights in September 2008. Of the writing process, Sparks told a crowd at the Paramount Center for the Arts that "On this one, I wrote the screenplay first and then the novel. Thats the first time Ive done that. He l...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2381757