The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

She pretends to talk out loud to Tom Gordon as she tries to find her way back to the path, unaware that she is becoming increasingly lost. She and Larry both admire Tom Gordon’s remarkable stillness on the pitch and the “icewater” calm in his veins.Īs Trisha navigates her first few days in the woods, she relies on remembered snippets of advice from her loved ones as well as her active imagination. She is particularly invested in the performance of pitcher Tom Gordon, a favorite player she shares with her father. As she navigates the darkening woods, Trisha uses her Walkman to tune into local radio station WCAS and follow the Red Sox’s road trip across the U.S. All she has in her hiking pack is her Walkman and a small amount of food and water, and night is rapidly falling. Trisha attempts to take a shortcut back to the trail, but after getting turned around, she quickly realizes that she is lost and in danger. Unnoticed by either, she slips off the trail to relieve herself. On a family hike along a section of the Appalachian trail, Trisha cannot stand their arguing anymore. Quilla and Pete’s constant bickering makes Trisha feel invisible. Trisha lives with her mother Quilla and brother Pete, who have been on bad terms since Quilla’s divorce from Pete and Trisha’s father, Larry. Nine-year-old baseball fanatic Trisha McFarland loves her doll Mona, her best friend Pepsi, and her Red Sox cap autographed by relief pitcher Tom Gordon. Many of his novels and short stories have been adapted for film and television.

King is the recipient of many literary honors and awards, including Bram Stoker Awards, the National Book Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. Stephen King (1967) is the author of more than 60 books, including novels and non-fiction.

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King