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040			_aPINCKNEY COMM. SCHOOLS - 9/12
100	1	0	_aKing, Stephen, _d1947-
245	1	4	_aThe girl who loved Tom Gordon / _cby Stephen King.
260	0		_aNew York, N.Y. : _bPocket Books, _cc1999.
300			_a264 p. ; _c18 cm.
520			_aWhat if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything you didn't like, everything you were afraid of and instinctively loathed, everything that tried to overwhelm you with nasty, no-brain panic. 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 windedness full of peril and terror. Especially when night falls. Trisha has only her wits for navigation, only her ingenuity as a 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 the gritty performances of her hero, number 36, relief pitcher Tom Godron. 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 animals and mangled trees in its wake. A classic story that engages our emotions at the most primal level, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon explores our deep dread of the unknown and the extent to which faith can conquer it. It is a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm, but aglow with a girl's indomitable spirit.
650			_aChildren of divorced parents _xFiction.
650			_aPitchers (Baseball) _xFiction.
650			_aPsychological Fiction.
650			_aAdventure stories.
650			_aAppalachian Trail _xFiction.
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