FICHA BIBLIOGRÁFICA Título: The Body Autor: Stephen King

FICHA BIBLIOGRÁFICA
Título: The Body
Autor: Stephen King
Editorial: Penguin
Colección: Penguin Readers
Ciudad y año de publicación: London
1994
Número de páginas:
76
Género literario: Mystery /Adventure
LECTURA RECOMENDADA PARA:
a) Edad:
16 años
b) Curso: 1º Bachillerato
c) Materia: Inglés
TEMÁTICA:
The story takes place in 1960 when Gordon Lachance, now a famous
novelist in his thirties, is a 12- year-old boy living in the town of Castle
Rock, Maine. He and his three friends ( Chris Chambers, Teddy Duchamp
and Vern Tessio) usually spend their summer holidays around in their
treehouse playing cards and generally goofing off. One day they find out
where the corpse of Ray Brower( a boy of their own age who apparently
had got hit by a train) is and go out to take a look at it.
They face the dangers on their way and they begin to learn what it is to
grow up. Afterwards, nothing will ever be the same for them again.
POSIBILIDADES DIDÁCTICAS:
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Topics for discussion based on the story: freedom at home,
personal qualities that make people leaders ( take examples from
the story)
Write about the differences between the film( “Stand by me”, 1986)
and the book
Give your impressions of the story ( did it make you sad, angry...?)