Dear Ms. Vallejo,

            I encourage you to read this book, because you can learn a lot from it. It was a really nice book to read because it talked about having faith, how to forgive, and the power of love. Throughout the book Jamie Sullivan is the reverend’s daughter who is seen as a loner, because of her beliefs and the way she is, but she doesn’t seem to mind. Landon Carter is student body president. He is well known at school, but is always trying to blend in. Landon never imagined himself with Jamie, but fate was the one that brought these two lovers together.

Jamie taught Landon the importance of faith, and how you must have it during hardships, and struggles. Even though she knew she was dieing, she never questioned God, and accepted it. She never lost her faith, and Landon admired her for that. He loved her and didn’t want her to pass away. In the book, Landon tells Jamie he’s been reading the book of Job in the bible, where God tested Job’s faith. He asks Jamie why she hadn’t lost her faith yet. In response she tells him, “It’s because that’s the only thing I have left.”

She also taught him how to forgive. It was not good to hold grudges against someone, and you would be hurting yourself if you did. Jamie would get teased by other teens, but she never paid much attention to them, and didn’t let it affect her. When Landon’s friends came to apologize for how rude they been treating her, she forgives them. They were awfully sorry what they had said and done to her. Now that she was dieing they came to realize what a great person she was. The admirable thing about Jamie was that she never held grudges against them. She had forgiven them long time ago.

This book also teaches you the power of Love. It teaches you how love can change a person. At the beginning of the book Landon was a different person. He would hang out with the wrong crowd, leading him to do bad stuff.  But afterwards, Jamie had changed him. He became a nicer person. Love transformed him into a man of understanding and compassion. Jamie had inspired him to do better in life, to succeed and get into college. It’s incredible how love can change a person. You would do anything in the world for them, because you love them.

Ms. Vallejo, I agree that this a good book to read. It can teach you a lot of things. Love is the mist important of them all. It shows you how love can conquer all. Landon learns what life is really about. As the time that Jamie has left progresses, he helps her to be more comfortable about her situation with his love, and that is really sweet. I hope you read this book, and enjoy as much as I did. it was really fun to read and I think it was a great book.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth Caballero

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