i be 13 in 1979 when i first saw this movie and it really make an impression on me . i do an essay in literature that same week about the movie and present it with so much passion . my teacher be very impressed . love feel so real at that age and i remember the next year at 14 fall for the 17 year old i have a crush on for many year . i felt like jesse because sure enough put on a little makeup and some cool clothes and he be follow me around . the thing about this age be you also do not know how to handle heart break and that be a tough thing to learn . i have order all three of the book even though i have hear they be a hard read . i just can not help myself i have to see how thing end .