NICHOLAS SPARKS
American novelist, screenwriter and producer.
By: Del Rio, Ailene Castaneda, Joe Delgado, Brianna Lopez, Carolyn Mercado, Taylor Adams
EARLY YEARS
● Parents: Patrick Michael Sparks & Jill Emma Marie
Sparks
● Birthday: December 31, 1965 Omaha, Nebraska
● Siblings: Michael Earl “Micah” Sparks & Danielle
“Dana” Sparks
● Sparks attended and graduated from Bella Vista High as the valodictoian & the University of Notre Dame with highest honors
● Sparks met his future wife, Cathy Cote, at Notre Dame
& the two married July of 1989 and moved to New
Bern, North Carolina.
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Later Life
He has 3 sons and twin daughters, their names are: Miles Andrew, Landon, Ryan Cote, Savannah
Marin, and Lexie Danielle Sparks
All of Spark’s books have been the New York
Times Bestsellers with over 97 million copies sold worldwide, in more than 50 languages
Over 65 million of those copies were sold in the
U.S. alone.
In 2011, Sparks and his wife launched the
Nicholas Sparks Foundation, a nonprofit committed to improving cultural and international understanding through global education for students of all ages.
With the foundation and Nicholas and his wife’s personal savings, more than 10 million dollars were given to scholarship programs and deserving charities.
HIS CHARITY WORK
• sponsors several scholarships, internships, an annual
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fellowship at his Alma Mater, Notre Dame. started a creative writing program called MFA there also donated nearly $10 million to the Christian International
School due to his strong belief in God volunteer coach at New Bern High School in North Carolina donated a new all weather track to New Bern launched the Nicholas Sparks Foundation founded The Epiphany School, a catholic private school, in
New Bern
HIS WRITING
● His main genre is romance
● He reuses themes in his books: death, love, God, and overprotectiveness
● His books are often set in Northern Carolina
● He has a strange obsession with old fashioned handwritten letters
● There is usually an overprotective father in the picture
● His books are often lacking drama, most of the problems being easily resolved ● Most problems are external and characters are often very accepting of their bad fate
● Characters do not lash out or exhibit bad behavior unless there is a good reason
HIS BOOKS o Sparks has written 19 books in total including Safe Haven, The Notebook, A Walk to Remember, and The Last o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Song.
Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding (1990) co-write with Billy Mills
The Notebook (1996)
Message In A Bottle (1998)
A Walk To Remember (1999)
The Rescue (2000)
A Bend in The Road (2001)
Nights in Rodanthe (2001)
The Guardian (2003)
The Wedding (2003)
Three Weeks with My Brother (2004) co-write with his brother Micah
True Believer (2005)
At First Sight (2005)
Dear John (2006)
The Choice (2007)
The Lucky One (2008)
The Last Song (2009)
Safe Haven (2010)
The Best of Me (2011)
The Longest Ride (2013)
MOVIES
Year
Movie
1999
Message in a Bottle
2002
A Walk to Remember
2003
The Notebook
2008
Nights in Rodanthe
Dear John
2010
The Last Song
2012
The Lucky One
2013
Safe Haven
2014
The Best of Me
2015
The Longest Ride
2016
The Choice
REASONS WHY HE WRITES
● I- “Why do you write books? What made you want to become an author?” ● S- “I enjoy, and have always enjoyed reading, and my ability to write came natural. Out of interest of that, a writing career grew from it,”
● Sparks was inspired to first start writing when he heard a remark from his mother when he was 19 years old.
● Sparks says he uses his experiences as a form of inspiration for his books
● He is known for the many love stories that just melt your heart, the majority involve strong young men that save the girl from a sort of trouble, most of his books the protagonists have a history, they go through tragedies together and the relationships between them just grow. Usually Spark’s books end with
True Believer Nicholas Sparks Time Warner Book Group 2005 318 Pages 4 out of 5 stars Romance “He loves you, but you have to realize that he’s at peace now.” So begins True Believer by Nicholas Sparks. The author recounts the story of Jeremy Marsh a tall, dark, handsome and very successful writer from New York City. Therefore; his major thing was deciding whether to leave the city or stay. He met a girl and she became pregnant. He wanted to marry her and make things right, but everyone…
Nicholas Sparks It’s been almost a decade now that Nicholas Sparks has been writing love stories. He writes love stories and each tale of finding love differs, but each tale is a structure that is worth noting Nicholas Sparks is a truly inspiring writer. His mom was the first to suggest he write a book, while trying to heal his Achilles tendon during college. Eight weeks later he wrote his first book “The Passing,” although it did not publish. Nicholas graduated with honors and a degree in Business…
Book Review I am writing a book review about The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks. Nicholas Sparks is an international bestselling author. He’s reached NYT’s best-seller list and has written sixteen books targeted for teenagers and young adults to read. Six of these have been made into major motion picture movies including The Last Song. Nicholas Sparks really knows how to fill the hearts and inspire people all across the nation. The Last Song is a book all about realizing the people that you…
with my Brother- Nicholas Sparks I believe that Three Weeks with My Brother is a work of literary non-fiction because of the use of figurative language such as: sensory details, imagery, flashbacks, and symbolism. In this book, Nicholas Sparks uses sensory detail to describe everything in his life and everywhere that he is going with his brother on vacation away from their families. Three Weeks with My brother alternates between modern day and the flashbacks of Nicholas Sparks’ childhood and elaborate…
! ! ! ! ! Nicholas Sparks ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Writers on Writing ! EWC 4U! Amber Lemos ! Mr. J Sudak ! Monday, October 20, 2014 ! ! ! Nicholas Charles Sparks is an American novelist, producer and screenwriter who was born December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. He accepted a full athletic scholarship to the University of Notre Dame and even set a school record as part of a relay team. He found himself in a rut when he had an Achilles Tendon injury. While…
herself torn between Richard Franklin, a good looking engineer who treats her like royalty, and Mike Harris, the great guy who was also her husband’s best friend. Her choice soon leaves Julie fighting for her life in a swirl of jealousy and hatred. Nicholas Sparks’ The Guardian is a dark thrilling love story that keeps you on the edge of your seat. Julie Barenson survived a negligent mother and is now trying to survive the loss of a loving husband. The man who rescued her by offering her in the small…
Written By: Nicholas Sparks Book Report by: ACC English 8 10/1/12 “Friends come and go, clothing is packed and unpacked, households are continually purged of unnecessary items, and as a result, not much sticks. It's hard at times but it makes a kid strong in ways that most people can't understand. Teaches them that even though people are left behind, new ones will inevitably take their place; that every place has something good and bad to offer. It makes a kid grow up fast.” ― Nicholas Sparks…
Safe haven Nicholas Sparks Novel March 2014 Safe haven is a novel written by Nicholas Sparks. It is about a 27 year old woman named Erin, who escapes an abusive marriage and finds herself in a small town, changing her name to Katie, hiding from her past but also falling in love with a widowed man and his family. When i read this text it made me feel sorrow for Erin, I felt this way because Kevin, her ‘husband’ abused her physically and mentally. He would not let her leave and her once said…
for myself what was the fuss about this book. When I first started to read the trilogy almost two years ago, I remember saying to myself that this book was going to be a about a sappy love story like Nicholas Sparks. After reading a couple of pages, I knew that this book was nothing like a Nicholas Sparks novel. Aside from all the uncensored sex scenes, it has it’s similarities. I noted that this trilogy was written in first person narration from the view of the protagonist. Anastasia Steele whom…
LOVE/RELASHIONSHIPS IN THE LAST SONG BY NICHOLAS SPARK I. Introduction A. The issue I want to talk about is love, love can do so many things to someone. Love can make people do things, love can hurt people, love can change a person’s life, and love is definitely a social issue. B. In the book “The Last Song”, there’s a lot of problems between love and relationships and it changed people and things in the story. There was death, breakups, jealousy, etc., this book was perfect example of love…
