[DungeonMaster]

Book on Mary turns runaway youngster immersed in drugs and crime into a priest

Let me guess, it's not the Bible.

[Mad Dawg]

Well, my guess is that once again colloquial English leads to misunderstanding.

God saves. Books don't.

Books, like a passing remark or a change in the weather, can be the occasion of God's saving. Sounds like God lined up the dominoes in this guy's heart and then used the book to knock 'em down.