I read the book when I was 18 and I was shocked to discover that censorship allowed it go into print. Later in the novel, the protagonists are lost in a cave, and in a twisted way they try to gain sixth sense by engaging in an orgy. What follows is a super graphic sex scene where 11 year old children, specifically 4 boys take turns with 11 year old Beverly!!! I kept double blinking to make sure it was real! Publisher and editor must have been pedophiles. No sane person would put that into print. In fact the Book's title is a reference to sex. Chapter - 5, Ritual of Chud, 12-Love and Desire/August 10th, 1958. ....Bevey ... and now she realizes that for many of them sex must be some unrealized undefined monster; they refer to the act as IT! Do you do it? Does your mum and dad do it? ..... All these thoughts race through 11 year old Beverly's mind as she is being ganged upon by her 'best friends!' Only a diseased mind could pen that down. The shocking part is how graphic it is!!! BTW, Stephen also wrote a very graphic pedophile scene in a short novella Library Policeman (Four Past Midnight) where Pedophile Librarian analy rapes twelve year old protagonist. Yup, Publishing Companies are also pro pedophilia. Global Agenda.