In the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine, the timeless novella "The Body" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King is now available for the first time as a standalone publication. Originally published in his 1982 short story collection Different Seasons and adapted into the classic film Stand by Me in 1986, it tells the story set in 1960 in Castle Rock. Ray Brower, a boy from a nearby town, has gone missing, and twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance along with his three friends set out to find his body along the train tracks. During their journey, Gordie, Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp, and Vern Tessio confront death and the harsh truths of growing up in a small factory town that offers little in the way of future prospects. A timeless exploration of the loneliness and isolation of young adulthood, Stephen King's The Body.