{"product_id":"prayers-for-bobby-leroy-aarons-9798991944809","title":"Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming To Terms With The Suicide Of Her Gay Son (30th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBobby Griffith was an all-American boy ...and he was gay. Faced with an irresolvable conflict - for both his family and his religion taught him that being gay was \"wrong\" - Bobby chose to take his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrayers for Bobby, nominated for a 1996 Lambda Literary Award, is the true story of the emotional journey that led Bobby to this tragic conclusion. But it is also the story of Bobby's mother, Mary Griffith, a fearful churchgoer who first prayed that her son would be \"healed,\" then anguished over his suicide, and ultimately transformed herself into a national crusader for gay and lesbian youth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs told through Bobby's poignant journal entries and his mother's reminiscences, Prayers for Bobby is at once a moving personal story, a true profile in courage, and a call to arms to parents everywhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically-acclaimed film \u003cem\u003ePrayers for Bobby\u003c\/em\u003e - adapted from the book by Leroy Aarons - stars Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Dan Butler and Ryan Kelley and was two-time Emmy Award nominated (Outstanding Made For Television Movie; Best Lead Actress - Sigourney Weaver) and won the 2010 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Movie \/ Miniseries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackstone Publishing released the 30th Anniversary Edition of the audiobook - read by Wentworth Miller - in 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original edition of Prayers for Bobby was published in 1995 by HarperCollins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore information at www.prayersforbobby.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leroy Aarons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991944809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Sladek Entertainment Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.77d","brand":"Leroy Aarons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526692458751,"sku":"9798991944809","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cfeafce2-8949-4378-98f0-23ee92c24a1a.jpg?v=1737556894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prayers-for-bobby-leroy-aarons-9798991944809","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}