A small-town Elvis generation Oklahoma preacher’s boy navigates the hairpin turns of adolescence with his band of buddies while contemplating the origins of a mysterious rock that has baffled several generations of the community’s residents. The slab, partially concealed at the bottom of a steep ravine, contains eight odd carvings. Some believe the markings to be the work of Native Americans. Others are convinced they were made by Viking explorers who made their way up the Mississippi River long before Christopher Columbus set sail for the Americas. Still others think the whole thing was a hoax, perpetrated by early Scandinavian settlers. This real-life saga, set in the remote Kiamichi Mountain range in Southeastern Oklahoma, which was once a hideout for famous outlaws like Jesse James and the Belle Star Gang, introduces readers to a colorful cast of Mayberryesque characters. Hotrods, high-speed chases, Friday night football, rock and roll, first love, broken hearts, silly pranks, ice-cold chests full of beer, fiery Southern Baptist revivals, and the unique friendship bonds forged by small-town kids destined to see each other every day from grade school through high school graduation; they’re all here in this raucous, coming of age true story.