The Best of Me:
The highly anticipated movie, “The Best of Me”, that premieres Oct. 17, 2014, is the newest Nicholas Sparks book that is being made into a movie. Although Nicholas Sparks’ books converted into a movie is nothing new, the book promises new adventures. Taking place in Oriental, North Carolina, the story tells the tale of two high school lovers who are reunited 25 years later. Unforeseen events tear the couple apart during their senior year of high school and they are separated for a time.
They are reunited by the death of Tuck Hostetler, who was their mentor. He provided shelter for their young, budding romance when they were experiencing the difficulties of high school, especially as senior year wrapped up. Their lives drifted apart from each other and they lived their post-grad lives apart and estranged.
As the two main characters, Amanda and Dawson, work together they complete Tuck’s will for them. Along the way, they try to discover whether or not true love spans decades and erases the past or if time has stolen their true love.
Nicholas Sparks himself says that he believes in first love and wanted to explore the concept of first love and whether or not it can span time and space. “First love is always powerful, and for some people, that love really does last forever.”
The Pointless Book:
Alfie Deyes, a budding British, YouTube star, has been making his mark on teen and young adult pop culture through online videos and now, he is published. A nod to his YouTube channel name, Pointless Blog, The Pointless Book is all about interaction and exclusive content for his viewers. The book is categorized as an activity book and contains interactive content, pranks and challenges that the star has come up with. He will be preforming the challenges and activities as well, so that his viewers are able to follow along with the content that he creates or the pranks that he completes. Viewers are encouraged to share their own images, drawings, and games with him, which is intended to increase interaction. An app that is only for those who buy the book provides exclusive, never-before-seen content of Alfie. The app also portrays the YouTube star completing the challenge and gives viewers the chance to feel even more connected to the star. The book’s release date was September 1st in the United States and is now available everywhere.
