Good story about two young boys who fall for each other in the early 1980s. The writing itself was, I thought, somewhat clumsy in that the dialogue didn't sound natural, but the story was touching. 
 (view spoiler)[The scene where the mother died really affected me. I had a loved one die in the hospital in similar circumstances, right down to the hymns that the son sung to his mother as she passed. It was very real and brought back a lot of memories and tears. (hide spoiler)]