: The group’s natural leader and peacemaker who comes from a family with a reputation for trouble and struggles to believe he can escape it.
The story is set in the summer of 1960 in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine. Twelve-year-old Gordie Lachance and his three best friends—Chris, Teddy, and Vern—overhear a secret about the location of a missing boy’s body near the railroad tracks. The Body (Penguin Readers: Level 5 Series)
: The most timid and immature of the group, who is often the target of his friends' jokes. Key Themes : The group’s natural leader and peacemaker who