The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Novel

by Stephen King

Hardcover, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Collection

Publication

Scribner (1999), Edition: 1st Edition, 224 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller from Stephen King�??uniquely frightening suspense 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 quickly tires of the constant bickering between her older brother and her recently divorced mother. But when she wanders off by herself, she becomes lost in a wilderness maze full of peril and terror. As night falls, Trisha has only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, and only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fears. For solace she tunes her headphones to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox baseball games and follows the gritty performances of her hero, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when the reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her�??the protector from an enemy who may or may not be imagined...one who is watching her, waiting for her in the dense, dark… (more)

Media reviews

As the narrator puts it: "The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted. She knew that now. She was only 9, but she knew it, and she thought she could accept it." Thanks to King's gruesome imagination, you as a reader feel the sharpness of those teeth.

Awards

Kentucky Bluegrass Award (Nominee — Grades 9-12 — 2001)
Volunteer State Book Award (Nominee — Young Adult — 2003)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2002)

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