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The Body

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One of Stephen King’s rare shorter works, The Body is nonetheless captivating. As four young boys set off in search of the body of a missing friend, they grapple with the suffocating imobility of the factory town they live in. Rich in storytelling and further buoyed by meaningful themes of growing up and the promise (or lack thereof) of a future, this is just another must-read from King.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King's timeless novella The Body, originally published in his 1982 collection Different Seasons and adapted into the 1986 film classic Stand by Me, now available as a stand-alone edition.

Four rambunctious young boys venture into the Maine woods in search of a boy from a nearby town who has disappeared. Gordie Lachance and his three friends set out on a quest to find the missing boy's body along the railroad tracks. The Body is set outside King's ...