Nicholas Sparks

Interviewing retired educator, Art Huinker, about his lifetime reading experiences was a very enlightening journey that took us back to the late 1930’s when reading to a child was not as much of a priority for parents as it is today, nor were books as accessible in the home setting, like they are now. As a youngster growing up on a farm in rural Festina, Iowa, Huinker states, “We had a newspaper in the house and a farm journal, but outside of that we did not have any books available for leisure…

way you love your best friend or romantic, the way you love your significant other. Romantic love being the most talked about type of love because it is not only the most complicated but the most fulfilling. Thanks to Lifetime movies and Nicholas Sparks books, we are given this idea of what love should be. It should be love at first sight, kissing in the rain and chocolate and roses. It should be dramatic in every aspect and always have a happy ending. If you have ever been in love then you…

orders, were gathering around and someone from the British side, who everyone is very unclear who it was, shouted the words to start firing their guns. Five colonists died, and three got wounded. This was the start to the American Revolution. The spark that commenced the Russian Revolution was an event called, “Bloody Sunday.” Father Gregory Gapon led protesters into St. Petersburg to “make their demands” but imperial forces open fired on the citizens, killing and wounding many. From this…

Reading hasn’t always been an enjoyable pastime for me. My experiences with reading have had their ups and downs, but in the end reading has made my education hurdles a bit smaller. Beginning at an early age, my mom would read stories to me every night before bed. One of my favorites was My First Bible Stories, which was a book with my short Bible stories. Goldilocks and the Three Bears was another one of my favorite childhood books that my Mawmaw used to read to me whenever I would spend…

The 340 page book Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks is easily the best book I've ever read. Safe Haven is all about Katie moving to a new place with a secret that nobody knows. She meets the convenience store manager Alex and his kids and instantly falls in love whether she wants to admit it or not. In the beginning of the book Katie runs away from her home in Boston, Massachusetts for a unknown reason and comes to the small town of Southport, North Carolina. Katie runs away from Boston with a…

the past. They had more serious and realistic situations that were often sad but included a love story. My favorite part of every book is when the main characters realize what I have known all along; that they love each other. I started to read Nicholas Sparks books like The Longest Ride and The Best of Me that make me cry and laugh and scream and smile all at the same…

magical experience. Because fantasy is a normal part of child development, believing in holiday figures like Santa and the Easter Bunny is healthy for young children and should continue to be promoted. Imagination Imagination is healthy for children. It sparks growth and development in the mind and helps children become socially ready to leave the home and enter school. Playing pretend Pretend play is a quintessential part of development. The Journal of Clinical Child Psychology states that…

“The Best of Me will rank with Message in A Bottle and The Notebook, it was THAT good”, says book critic Marie Hashima Lofton. This romantic novel about long lasting love will give hope to the reader. The meaningful theme behind the book, The Best of Me makes it a must read, the heartwarming story line will keep the reader wanting to flip the page. In The Best of Me, the author uses conflict to teach that sometimes being loyal can be difficult. For example, when Dawson the main character…

The book I decided to read is called, “Safe Haven” by Nicholas Sparks. The reason I chose to read it was because I didn’t know what else to read and some friends recommended it. There is a total of 340 pages in the book and it took me about two months finish reading due to time spent doing other homework, playing volleyball and reading another book. I really enjoyed this book because I like romance novels that include suspense and action. I think this book is aimed at young adults who are going…

Utopia, the place that can only be imagined, where everything is perfect. No person in need nor are they sad, sinful, or unhappy. Dystopia on the other hand is a supposed place where everything is substandard, people live in inadequate conditions and everything is reprehensible. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem and Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 the main characters live in places that by all accounts of todays society should be called dystopia. However the citizens do not see it as unsatisfactory they…