The main character Landon's parents decide that he must sign up to be senior class president. So he signs up and wins, no contest. Then he discovers that he has to take someone to the homecoming dance since he is on student council, but the problem is that all the "good dates" have already been taken. So he's looking in his yearbook and he figures out that the only person he can ask is the other main character, Jamie...the one who is obsessed with the Bible. He doesn't really want to ask her, but he realizes she's the only option. So he asks her to go and she says yes. After some pretty crazy events that night, they go home and don't talk much for a couple weeks. Then, he gets a phone call from her, asking him to come over because she has to talk to him about something important. He goes over to her house, and she asks him to play Tom Thornton in the play, which is the lead role. It's the play that her dad created in remembrance of her mom, and she's playing the opposite lead role...she doesn't want to disappoint her dad by having a terrible show. Feeling completely full of guilt, Landon decides to play Tom Thornton. However, this gives him a pretty bad reputation with his friends, because she's a geek.
I'm torn regarding my feelings about Jamie. On one hand, I'm proud of her for being herself and sticking to doing what God says to do. She's really helpful to everyone and always cheerful. But on the other hand, I don't think it's a sin to put on makeup and wear somewhat fashionable clothing, or take your hair out of a bun once in a while. But I guess its whats on the inside, not the outside that counts.
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