I read this for the first time in the 7th grade at 13. I’m now 48 and it is still my favorite book of all time. I’m an avid reader and have read hundreds if not in the thousands of books in my life thus far. It is still my favorite. I got my first in school suspension from reading this book because I kept inside my history book instead of reading history! Id gladly do it again! lol Can’t recommend this book enough!! Amazing characters, writing, story line, you will laugh, cry, and sit in the edge of your seat! What more can you ask for?!