{"product_id":"9780998146713","title":"The Wisdom of Stones","description":"Ben, a college senior, promised God and his mee maw that he'd be a Southern Baptist preacher, but he can't pray away the gay.\u003cp\u003eAbandoned by his father at age seven, Ben loses his mother to a car accident that same year and becomes his grandparents' responsibility and their joy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHanding his grandfather an arrowhead that he finds at his mother's funeral, Ben sets in motion an agreement between them: Ben gifts his grandfather a stone, and his grandfather gifts him a story. Years later when Mee Maw falls ill, Ben makes yet another deal - this time with God: If Mee Maw recovers, Ben will dedicate himself to the church.These commitments inform the man he will become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut life has a way of throwing us curve balls, and it throws Ben a doozy; no matter how hard he tries, he can't pray away the gay. And being gay is in direct conflict with his church's teachings, a roadblock to his becoming a minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully written and relevant coming-of-age story, The Wisdom of Stones is a tribute to one young man's heart-wrenching journey towards self-acceptance, to the relationship between a boy and his grandpa, and an exploration of the impact of each generation on the next. A tribute to the courage it takes to define and then make the right choices for ourselves, this novel is destined to become a new Southern classic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Golden Rule Omnimedia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036207366384,"sku":"9780998146713","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780998146713_p0.jpg?v=1763892853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998146713","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}