shopaholicanonymous ♥ asked: I read the book a few months ago, andonly remember the basic plot. I am alittle mized up with the order in which things happened, such as whether or not the Christmas play or Landon telling Jamie he loves her happened first. I can’t find any summaries online, only for the movie, which is quite differne.t I need a really good summary. If you cannot help with hthat, could you at least help me to decide where to go from here(this is all I remember):
“A Walk to Remember” follows the lives of two completely different people, Landon Carter and Jamie Sullivan. The story takes place in Beaufort, North Carolina, in the year of 1953. Beaufort is a small town, where everyone knows everyone and life was simpler. Landon Carter grew up here with his mother. His father is a congressman, and rarely sees his son. Landon is missing a father figure in his life, and this affects him greatly. Landon becomes the popular rebel in school, and is getting into trouble constantly. It’s his senior year, and he decides to take on drama as a “joke” class. The only actually part of the class that involves some work is putting on a famous Christmas play, written by their Reverend. He figures it will be an easy A, since he’s just counting down the days until schools over. He wants to attend North Carolina University after graduation, and is doing everything possible do to so. In drama, he meets Jamie Sullivan, an unpopular, shy girl, who wears old brown sweaters and plaid skirts everyday, and carries her Bible with her everywhere. Jamie is the reverend’s daughter, and believes everything that happens to her is “a part of the Lord’s plan”. She gets good grades, volunteers, helps out at the orphanage, and does everything possible to help everyone. She is the sure candidate for the lead role in the Christmas play, as the Christmas angel.
Landon is working hard to try and get into college. His father decides he needs more extra-curricular activities, so he urges him to run for class president. Landon does, and with the help of some friends, he wins. One of his duties as president is to attend the homecoming dance. He needs to find a date, but has just recently broken up with his girlfriend. He flips through his yearbook, and realizes that the only girl left without a date is Jamie Sullivan. Landon is hesitant, yet decides to ask her. Jamie says yes, as long as Landon “does not fall in love with her”. Landon says that won’t be a problem. At the dance, Jamie helps Landon’s friends out of a lot of trouble, and Landon sees her in a new way. As Landon walks her home, she asks him to be the leading male role in the Christmas play, for nobody else really fit the part. Landon does not want to, yet he is thankful for her help with his friends, so he reluctantly agrees.
The two practice their lines all the time, and Landon begins to like Jamie more and more. He even starts walking her home every night, even though Jamie’s father disapproves. Jamie invites Landon to visit the orphanage with her, and he agrees, even though he isn’t very fond of the idea. There, Landon realizes how happy she can make the children, even though she has nothing to give to them. Landon starts to fall in love with Jamie, and begins hanging out with her at school, despite what everyone thinks.
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