The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

By Stephen King

A lost girl battles nature and unseen threats, guided by a baseball hero's voice.

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272 pages· 61,479 words

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Nine-year-old Trisha McFarland is lost in the woods, her only lifeline a fading Walkman broadcasting Red Sox games. As night falls, she imagines her hero, pitcher Tom Gordon, guiding her through the wilderness. But something sinister lurks in the shadows. Can Trisha's courage and imagination help her survive the unseen dangers of the forest?

From the publisher

The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King. A uniquely frightening thriller about a young girl lost in the woods as night falls, with only the voice of her beloved Red Sox relief pitcher to sustain her and help her survive–maybe. During a six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, nine-year-old Trisha McFarland escapes the tension between her older brother and recently divorced mother. But when she strays off the path, she descends into a terrifying nightmare. Alone in the deep forest, Trisha must face the raw power of nature, with only her imagination, courage, and wits. Drawing strength from her Walkman, Trisha finds comfort in Red Sox broadcasts and the imagined companionship of her idol, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. As the signal fades, she conjures visions of Gordon guiding her, even as she senses a darker presence nearby.

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