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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : A Novel (original 1999; edition 1999)

by Stephen King (Author)

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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 woods...… (more)

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Title:	The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon : A Novel
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I love baseball and have shit myself. She just like me for real. (

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amishboy420 | Dec 1, 2024 |

If his name weren't on the cover, it would be unrecognizable as a Stephen King novel. The readers goes along with Trisha as she is lost in the woods with only the comfort of listening to a baseball game with her favorite player, Tom Gordon.
There is an evil presence following her in the woods, and you feel her fear and want to jump into the book to protect her. The ending is satisfying and I cheered. (

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Jennaray7 | Nov 22, 2024 |

hmmm, I already marked this read and did a review and here it is not showing up in my list.

I didn't realize until I was a chapter or 2 in but this was a re-read, but it had been long enough since the first time through that the details were a little fuzzy. it's a wonderful book, though! (

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Trisha_Thomas | Nov 13, 2024 |

I do not like baseball. I loved this book. A girl gets lost while hiking and shows incredible self-reliance and strength. Phenomenal. (

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jennievh | Sep 18, 2024 |

For years this was my favorite Stephen King (after his book on writing) though my husband claimed it was a Stephen King for wimps. Hmph. Now, 25 years after its publication and my first reading of it, I’m rereading it. The years since 1999 have brought a lot my way, both good and really crappy, and I could have used a baseball hero standing beside me. Instead, I have had books to accompany the journey through the years. This one retains a place as one of my favorites of Mr King’s.

Purchased during our pre Philly book crawl exploration of local Independent Booksellers. We hit the stores in the weeks ahead of the crawl, to avoid crowds. (

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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.

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Pop-up Book by Stephen King

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The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Macmillan Readers) by Stephen King

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Canonical title

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Original title

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Alternative titles

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Original publication date

1999-04-06

People/Characters

Patricia "Trisha" McFarland

Tom Gordon

God of the Lost

Quilla

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Appalachian Trail, USA

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Epigraph

Dedication

This is for my son Owen, who ended up teaching me a lot more about the game of baseball than I ever taught him.

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The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.

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English

Canonical DDC/MDS

813.54

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PS3561.I483

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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 woods...

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The brochure promised a "moderate-to-difficult" six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, where nine-year-old Trisha McFarland was to spend Saturday with her older brother, Pete, and her recently divorced mother. When she wanders off to escape their constant bickering, then tries to catch up by attempting a shortcut through the woods, Trisha strays deeper into a wilderness full of peril and terror. Especially when night falls. Trisha has only her wits for navigation, only her ingenuity as defense against the elements, only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fear. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox games and tahe griity performances of her hero, number 36, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio's reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her - her key to surviving an enemy known only by the slaughtered animanls and mangled trees in its wake. (0-684-86762-1)

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