I read this book from a Summer Reading List as a Stephen King fan in the 1990s. I assumed from the name, that it was a horror novel like Cujo. It was not a ho

I read this book from a Summer Reading List as a Stephen King fan in the 1990s. I assumed from the name, that it was a horror novel like Cujo. It was not a horror novel like Cujo but it sort of was in its own way. It had a huge impact on me, though. I'm fairly sure it was the first book that ever made me cry.