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Romance · 2009 · PG-13

The Last Song

by Nicholas Sparks

A teen summer romance with a dying parent at its heart — light content but an emotionally heavy conclusion.

Her teenage life turned upside-down by her parents' divorce and her father's relocation out of state, Ronnie Miller remains bitter three years later when her mother urges her to spend a summer with her father, a concert pianist who is quietly immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church. By the best-selling author of The Lucky One. Movie tie-in.

For13GenreRomanceLength390 pagesRead time~10 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

Barely any

Brief — fire and an altercation

Language

Barely any

Mild profanity for a teen novel

Sexual Content

Some

Teen romance, tasteful and restrained

Substance Use

Some

Teen party drinking depicted

Emotional Intensity

Some

Dying parent and father-daughter reconciliation

What this book is about

Ronnie, a rebellious teen, spends a summer with her estranged father and falls in love. Her father is dying of cancer. Teen drama, a beach romance, and reconciliation with a parent are the main threads. Content is appropriate for older teens with some teen drinking and a modest romance.

Notes for sensitive readers

Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Terminal illness of a parent — emotionally heavy conclusion

Teen drinking depicted in social settings

Estrangement and family dysfunction themes

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