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: While crossing a narrow railway bridge, the boys are nearly hit by an oncoming train, forcing them to leap for their lives.

: A quiet, intelligent boy who tells stories and feels invisible to his parents following his older brother’s death. The Body (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series)

: An eccentric boy with thick glasses and scarred ears from his father’s abuse. : While crossing a narrow railway bridge, the

As they reach the site on Saturday, they find the broken body of Ray Brower. The sight of the boy, killed by a train, forces them to confront the reality of death and their own mortality. Whats In Lockwoods Locked Room As they reach the site on Saturday, they

The story begins on a hot Friday during Labor Day weekend. overhears his older brother, Billy, talking about a dead body he saw near the railway tracks. The body is believed to be Ray Brower , a boy from a nearby town who went missing while picking wild fruit. Vern quickly tells his best friends:

, a Level 5 Penguin Reader adapted from the Stephen King novella, follows four twelve-year-old boys in 1960s Castle Rock, Maine, on a life-altering journey to find the body of a missing boy. The Call to Adventure

: They narrowly escape the local dump manager, Milo Pressman, and his fierce dog, Chopper.