Stephen King's No. 1 bestseller Timeless Coming-of-Age novella, set in Castle Rock and originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons and adapted into the classic film Be Near Me, is now available as a separate publication.

We 've all listened to Ray Brower 's story ... He was a kid our age

, The small town of Castle Rock is tuning in to the news of a little boy missing in a nearby town.

Gordie Lachance and three of his friends set off along the railroad tracks in search, determined to become famous by officially finding the boy's body.

but their journey becomes a rite of passage, and when they cross a railroad overpass and the rails begin to hum, the boys are confronted with a hint of their own mortality.

Adapted into the classic 1986 film Be By My Side, The Body is an iconic exploration of friendship, loneliness and adventure, an unforgettable coming-of-age story written by the main chronicler of small-town adolescence and universal experience, Stephen King.