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This novel was written by a familiar author named Nicholas Sparks.

This book takes place in Wrightsville Beach, NC. Ronnie and her little brother move from NYC to the beach to visit their dad for the summer. Ronnie is a misbehaved teenager and her brother is the opposite. When she first sees her father, she is angry with him for leaving. Later on in the novel she learns the real reason their mother wanted them to go there this summer. Her dad has cancer and is going to die. Throughout the story she mends a broken relationship with her dad and meets Will. The boy who will later change her life.

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Quote 1: "How's she really doing... She's in this dark, moody phase. She ignores her curfew, and half the time I can't get more than a 'whatever' when I try to talk to her." (p19)

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Quote 1: "How's she really doing... She's in this dark, moody phase. She ignores her curfew, and half the time I can't get more than a 'whatever' when I try to talk to her." (p19)

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When Ronnie first arrived at the beach, her mother explained to her dad that she was going through a very moody phase. She wasn't happy, and she wasn't playing music anymore which was something she loved to do. When her parents got divorced, Ronnie stopped playing the piano because it was something her and her dad would do together.

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Quote #2: "She didn't have time to react before he slammed into her. She felt him grab her shoulders...in an attempt to stop his momentum and prevent her from falling... Are you okay? he panted." (p29)

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Quote #2: "She didn't have time to react before he slammed into her. She felt him grab her shoulders...in an attempt to stop his momentum and prevent her from falling... Are you okay? he panted." (p29)

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On her first day at the beach, Ronnie bumped into Will. A popular beach volleyball player. He was very sweet to her and she blew him off. After seeing him again at the turtle egg location, she started to fall for him. Leading to a very eventful and excited summer for the two of them.

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Quote #3: "He pointed towards the nest. A loggerhead turtle laid her eggs last night. Have you seen one?" (p106)

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Quote #3: "He pointed towards the nest. A loggerhead turtle laid her eggs last night. Have you seen one?" (p106)

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One of the key parts of the story was the plot about the loggerhead turtle eggs. Ronnie first noticed the eggs when they were laid outside of her house. She immediately found interest in keeping them safe. She spent the night outside protecting them. When she called the Aquarium, the person sent to report them was Will. Will ended up staying with Ronnie outside, one night to help protect the eggs. This was the second time Ronnie really met Will and realized how good of a person he was.

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Quote #4: "This is Will's house... A lovely place for a wedding." (p267)

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Quote #4: "This is Will's house... A lovely place for a wedding." (p267)

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After Ronnie and Will started dating, they went a lot of places and did lots of fun things. When Ronnie first went to Will's house she wasn't expecting what she saw. His family was very wealthy. Will's family did not approve of Ronnie because she was not like them. Will's sister invited Ronnie to her wedding which took place at their house later that summer. There was lots of drama at the wedding relating back to Ronnie and her friend Blaze whose boyfriend was not a fan of Will's.

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Quote #5: "He received his death sentence in February, while sitting in a doctor's office, only an hour after giving his last piano lesson." (p315)

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Quote #5: "He received his death sentence in February, while sitting in a doctor's office, only an hour after giving his last piano lesson." (p315)

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After the summer, Ronnie and her dad created a better relationship. She didn't resent him anymore and they became better friends while bonding over their love of music. Ronnie later discovered the reason she went to North Carolina was to visit with her dad one last time because he was dying. She then broke up Will after learning about things he did when he was younger involving her dad and his church. Her dad died at the end of the summer.

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Quote #6: "Where are you going to go? Columbia. For an instant she wasn't sure she heard him right. You mean Columbia as in New York Columbia?" (epilouge)

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Quote #6: "Where are you going to go? Columbia. For an instant she wasn't sure she heard him right. You mean Columbia as in New York Columbia?" (epilouge)

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Once her father died, Ronnie decided to pursue the love of music the two shared and go to Julliard in the fall. Still in love with Will, she left North Carolina to return to New York. Will's family was set on him attending the family university. Will decided he was not going to go there, but went to his dream school Columbia. Which happened to be in New York City, along with Ronnie.