{"product_id":"ancient-pride-michael-fridgen-9798986314822","title":"Ancient Pride","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo gay teens. Alone, they're trapped. Together, they're exposed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixteen-year-old John Paul lives under the unforgiving rules of a Catholic upbringing, hiding who he is. Jayme, also sixteen, is pushed by his extreme leftist parents to become transgender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the refuge of a used bookstore, the two gay teens bond over a historical book, \u003ci\u003eAncient Pride\u003c\/i\u003e. It tells about forbidden love of prominent gay figures of the past, but in the present it sparks something more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boys' connection is discovered and promptly tested by the extremes of their families' control. John Paul is confined to a Catholic \"therapy center,\" where he lives as the home's first-and only-patient. Jayme is thrust into his father's political campaign as a liberal prop. Every choice to claim their identities draws them deeper into danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd soon, the only thing standing between them and disaster, coming of age fiction, is the love they find in each other and the lessons found in \u003ci\u003eAncient Pride\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Fridgen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986314822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dreamlly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d","brand":"Michael Fridgen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083823292671,"sku":"9798986314822","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ancient-pride-michael-fridgen-9798986314822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}