Hello all! 

I am currently half way through my all time favorite adult book on this Earth. I LOVE Dear John, by Nicholas Sparks. This is probably the only book that I have read at least five times. Everyone always says that the book is much better than the movie, but it is close. When I first read this book in sixth grade, it was probably the first book I had picked up to just casually read. I got about five chapters in and I was hooked.

So, a few of the main charters in the book are John and Savanna. John worked for the military before and during his time with Savana. It was an accident that they even met. It just so happened that John was home for a visit from the military when he met Savana on a beach in North Carolina. The story only gets better from here. Another main character is John's father, Bill. Later in the story there is some drama between John and Savana because of Bill's health issues and mental state. This is actually where I am at right now in the story. The next main charters are Tim and Adam. Tim is Savana's best friend who has a son (Adam) with autism. Savana studies behavioral issues and mental illness in college so she is very connected with Adam and John's father since they are suffering from a mental illness. This causes some conflict between Savana and John throughout their journey together. 

During the two weeks John was home visiting, he fell in love with Savana and spent the entire time with her. Savana loved John just as much and they were  both dreading the day he had to go back to where he was stationed in the military. It is an emotional roller coaster from the second he left Savana at the airport to go back to work. You will laugh and you will cry for sure. However, my heart has never hurt so bad after reading... well you will see! It is such a great book and I recommend it to anyone no matter who you are! I think that it is appropriate for fifth grade students because it is not a hard book to read.