I just watched Second Best. What a movie!

It starts out slowly. In fact the action is mostly slow, but the boy is beautiful, and the intergenerational love is powerful.

The book is also worth reading.
See if your local library has a copy.

I read this book in library from school two years ago and I saw movie.  The movie is almost same as book in all the words they say except the boy wear underwear in movie when he run away and when hes in tent.
Movie made me sad when his dad die and then adopted dad see his dad die too.  I like movie and it was funny when the orphnage lady asked man if he could handle a ten year old boy and he said he don't think he could eat a whole one.  He is joking and lady didnt know right away.  The movie make me cry when his dad die and both were very sad.