Four twelve-year-old boys in a small Maine town in 1960, Gordie, Chris, Teddy and Vern, set off along the railroad tracks to find the body of a missing boy, Ray Brower, who was hit by a train. Along the way they face a junkyard dog, a bridge crossing, a swamp, and their own troubled home lives. Gordie, who wants to be a writer and is grieving his older brother, narrates as an adult looking back.
This novella, from Different Seasons and the basis for the film Stand by Me, is for readers of coming-of-age stories about friendship and loss. It shows King working outside horror and is a quick read.
Inward-looking, contemplative and thought-provoking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
Quotes by Stephen King
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On Writing
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.
The Body
