Trisha was to spend the day with her brother and recently-divorced mother on a six mile hike of the Appalachian Trail. The brochure about the Maine - New Hampshire branch said this part of the hike was moderate to difficult. Trisha, more than a little tired of her brother and mother bickering, wandered off the trail, figuring she could find a shortcut to catch up with them down the trail. No such luck. Instead, she went deeper into the woods. With nothing more than herself and her Walkman, she tunes into the baseball game while trying to find the way back. As her radio fades, she pretends that Tom Gordon is with her, and is going to save her from terrors only known to the woods. "It is a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm, but aglow with a girl's indomitable spirit." 219 pages; a two-page author's postscript follows. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Terror, Fairy Tale, the Woods, Appalachia, Fiction