content: A good read, in the same vein as "Bag of Bones". It looks like King may be heading away from the formula that has served him well in the past. Readers who expect King's usual bag of tricks (ghosts, omnipotent shape-shifters, possessed automobiles, etc) will not like this book. If, however, you can appreciate a compelling story with real-life implications (God, I used to play in the woods when I was a kid), then you'll like this one. The main character, Trisha, seems a tad mature for a 9-year-old, but you can look past it and enjoy the exploration of the human survival instinct when faced with seemingly insurmountable odds. The Tom Gordon plot device was not used quite the way I was expecting (which is why I gave 4, not 5, stars) but it works. Sort of.One last thing: what about international readers who do not understand baseball? How can they expect to appreciate the story when they don't know the game?