lastsong

__The Last Song__ by Nicholas Sparks ISBN: 978-0-446-54756-7 ©2009 390 pages

pp. 1-3 (prologue) - this is an important part...I even went back and reread it after I was further into the book and knew the characters! pp. 5-11 - Ronnie’s thoughts as her mom is driving her and her brother to their dad’s (where they will spend the entire summer)
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

“Ronnie” (short for Veronica) is 17 and on her way to spend the summer with her father. She is not happy about it at all. She hasn’t spoken to her father in three years, and she is determined to make his life miserable...just like she has been doing to her mother. Along with Ronnie is 10 year old Jonah. He brings a lot of fun to the book. He is witty and makes some great comments in the book. Ronnie immediately hooks up with a girl named Blaze. Blaze hangs out with the wrong crowd, but this is something Ronnie likes at first. She discovers later that maybe they aren’t the best people to hang with. That’s only after meeting Will...and continuing to torture her own father with her silence. This summer brings about a lot of changes...changes you will like and dislike...but ones that will keep you reading!
 * Summary:**

YA fiction-- Teen issue; teenage girls; fire; piano; rebellious

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2010