Read this aloud to the 13y/o. The last time I read it, I was about their age and Miyazaki had since replaced all of my memories of the book. I saw someone say once that the book is primarily Sophie's truer perspective, and the movie is Howl's version of events, which helps make sense of the differences. Anyway, this is delightful and I hope the kid is interested in us reading more DWJ, but I guess I have to wait til tomorrow to find out.