I have read many books during my lifetime, and one of my favorite authors is Nicholas Sparks. I love how he can draw you into his books and keep your attention through the whole book. Although the theme for most of his books are similar he makes them quite different. They all have something unique about them, and that’s one of the things I like best about him. Nicholas Sparks is a New York Best Seller author, and he has written 20 different novels as his time as an author. Most of his books have been made into motion pictures, he also makes North Carolina the setting for each of his books. Nicholas Sparks is one of my favorite authors. First of all, Nicholas was born on December 31, 1965 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents are Patrick Michael …show more content…
When Nicholas turned eight years old his has lived in four different places. By the year 1974 his father became a professor of business at California State University, Sacramento and the family settled in Fair Oaks, California. Him and his family remained there through his high school career, and when he graduated as the valedictorian of Bella Vista High School. He than got a full sports scholarship for track and field, at the University of Notre Dame. He accepted the scholarship and enrolled majoring in business finance. (“Nicholas Sparks.” Wikipedia)While Nicholas was on spring break in 1988, he met his future wife, Cathy Cote of New Hampshire. After he graduated from the University Notre Dame with honors, he would marry Cathy on July 22, 1989. They would move to New Bern, North …show more content…
During his time as a student at this university he accomplished a lot of things. During his freshman year, Sparks was part of the relay team that set a school track record that still stands today. Although the season did not end well for him, he ended the season with an achilles tendon injury, which led him to spending the summer recovering. His injury led him to write his first book, although it was never published. He graduated in 1988, with honors and a year later he married his wife, Catherine Cote(Biography. “Nicholas