Nicholas Sparks






Nicholas Sparks

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born
December 31, 1965

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male

place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, The United States

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Literature & Fiction


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Nicholas Charles Sparks was born in Omaha, Nebraska on December 31, 1965, the second son of Patrick Michael (1942-1996) and Jill Emma Marie (Thoene) Sparks (1942-1989). His siblings are Michael Earl Sparks (b. Dec. 1964), and Danielle Sparks (b. Dec. 1966, d. June, 2000). As a child, he lived in Minnesota, Los Angeles, and Grand Island, Nebraska, finally settling in Fair Oaks, California at the age of eight. His father was a professor, his mother a homemaker, then optometrist's assistant. He lived in Fair Oaks through high school, graduated valedictorian in 1984, and received a full track scholarship to the University of Notre Dame.

After breaking the Notre Dame school record as part of a relay team in 1985 as a freshman (a recor...more




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The Notebook The Notebook
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.84 — 73,794 ratings — published 1996
71 editions
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A Walk to Remember A Walk to Remember
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.88 — 20,982 ratings — published 1999
71 editions
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The Wedding The Wedding
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.90 — 14,394 ratings — published 2003
36 editions
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Message in a Bottle Message in a Bottle
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.69 — 12,258 ratings — published 1998
55 editions
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A Bend in the Road A Bend in the Road
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.82 — 11,215 ratings — published 2001
43 editions
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Nights in Rodanthe Nights in Rodanthe
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.60 — 11,419 ratings — published 2002
48 editions
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The Guardian The Guardian
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.92 — 10,385 ratings — published 2003
38 editions
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The Rescue The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.84 — 9,745 ratings — published 2000
38 editions
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Dear John Dear John
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.77 — 9,170 ratings — published 2006
35 editions
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The Choice The Choice
by Nicholas Sparks
avg rating 3.85 — 8,691 ratings — published 2007
23 editions
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"There are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten, but I've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough."
Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook)
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"Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can."
Nicholas Sparks (At First Sight)
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"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it"
Nicholas Sparks (A Walk to Remember)
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