I saw this movie as a child, my mother and I watched it and we were both totally touched by this movie, for so many years my mother and I wanted to watch the film again. Like others have stated, once you watch this movie it is hard to forget. My mother has passed away now, and I am sad she did before we got to see this film again. I have now ordered a copy on DVD. The acting in this movie is brilliant. I remember feeling tragically sorry for Sooner, I felt like I should have made friends with her. Anyone who has ever been teased or bullied at school will share some type of understanding with Sooner. It makes one realize how fragile us humans really are, are we so longing for love in this world, that the world has turned into a place without it?