{"product_id":"9780451234636","title":"Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love From His Extraordinary Son","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A heartwarming, intimate and amusing memoir of a father's experience raising his autistic son. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Tom Fields-Meyer's son Ezra was three and showing early signs of autism, a therapist suggested that the father needed to grieve. \u003cbr\u003e\"For what?\" he asked. \u003cbr\u003eThe answer: \"For the child he didn't turn out to be.\" \u003cbr\u003eThat moment helped strengthen the author's resolve to do just the opposite: to love the child Ezra was, a quirky boy with a fascinating and complex mind. Full of tender moments and unexpected humor, \u003ci\u003eFollowing Ezra\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a father and son on a ten-year journey from Ezra's diagnosis to the dawn of his adolescence. It celebrates his growth from a remote toddler to an extraordinary young man, connected in his own remarkable ways to the world around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013806702832,"sku":"9780451234636","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780451234636_p0.jpg?v=1763704422","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780451234636","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}