The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon | Characters
King's baseball parable features a limited cast of characters: the four members of the McFarland family, Trisha's best friend Pepsi Robichaud, Tom Gordon, and Travis Herrick. When the novel opens, Trisha has accompanied her mother and brother on a weekend hike along part of the Appalachian Trail. Although Trisha's brother Pete is almost fourteen, he seems less mature than Trisha. In fact, his quarrel with their mother propels Trisha to want to escape their presence. Thus she momentarily leaves the path.
Trisha's mother, Quilla Anderson, who had taken back her maiden name after...
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