After viewing the movie trailer online, I knew I had to see it, since I like (almost) all things retro. After watching the movie (which was wonderful), I was pleasantly surprised to find out it was based on a book and I immediately checked out our local library's copy. I was blown away to discover how faithful the movie was to the book (often a rarity). Despite the setting change (the book seems to be set in a contemporary time, while the movie is set about 50 years ago), much of the dialogue is taken straight from the book. The book itself had a clever construction --each scene is told from Julie, then Brice's point of view (or vice versa). A great novel for all ages (though there is [very] minor language like d--m, etc. if you're concerned about that) to enjoy and if you have time, check out the movie as well.