The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

About this book

Trisha McFarland is nine years old, a devoted Red Sox fan, and sick of listening to her family fall apart. On a Saturday hike along the Maine section of the Appalachian Trail, she steps off the path for just a moment of peace. Moments later, the trail is gone, and she is lost in the deep woods with little more than a backpack, a Walkman and her love of baseball. As the hours turn into days, Trisha must rely on her wits, her courage and the voice of her hero, Boston relief pitcher Tom Gordon, crackling through her headphones. The woods are vast, the weather is turning, and the feeling that something is watching her will not go away. Stephen King, the master of suspense, delivers a compact, fast-paced survival story that is part psychological thriller, part coming-of-age tale and part chilling nightmare. Told in short, gripping chapters structured like the innings of a baseball game, it is a story about courage, faith and hope, and about the stubborn strength of a child facing the thing she fears most. At around 65,000 words, this is a quick, absorbing read that is hard to put down once you start. Buy it now and start reading online instantly in your browser, with no waiting and no download required.

Author

Stephen King

Length

~236 pages

Reading time

4 h 42 min

Chapters

27

Released

October 18, 2026

Languages

🇬🇧 EN · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇷 PT-BR · 🇲🇽 ES-MX · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇺🇦 UK · 🇨🇿 CS · 🇸🇰 SK · 🇬🇷 EL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇷🇸 SR · 🇸🇮 SL · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇱🇻 LV · 🇪🇪 ET · 🇸🇪 SV · 🇩🇰 DA · 🇳🇴 NB · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇯🇵 JA · 🇰🇷 KO · 🇨🇳 ZH · 🇹🇼 ZH-TW · 🇮🇩 ID · 🇻🇳 VI · 🇹🇭 TH · 🇮🇳 HI · 🇸🇦 AR · 🇮🇱 HE

Formats

eBook · Print edition

Print format

Paperback, 13.5 × 21 cm, 256 pages

ISBN

3915765156

Age rating

Teen 13+