Complete the title of the Nicholas Sparks novel: "Dear..."?

A newspaper article "Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reported Held in Devil's Grip" partly inspired which 1971 bestseller? Which character says "A nice pickle we have landed ourselves in, Mr. Frodo" in "The Lord of the Rings"? What is a nice word meaning cowlike? Which Nicholas Sparks bestseller became a 2002 film starring Mandy Moore as a preacher's daughter? Which 2009 animated Marvel series, shown on Nicktoons, starred Logan as leader of the mutant team? A nickname for New York City is "the Big" what? Which villain first appeared in the 1984 film "A Nightmare on Elm Street"? "A Nightmare on Elm Street" creator Wes Craven directed Eddie Murphy in which 1995 horror comedy?