Classic
There is very little I can offer to the many heartfelt reviews of this classic, moving book. One thing I can suggest is that if you have children, encourage them to read it by their early teens. While they may not know it at the time, the experience of this novel will be a watermark in their adolescence that will stay with them through life. This book is magic, and subtle enough in its power to reach into our lives many years past the reading.