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Swallowing Stones

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By Joyce McDonald
Publisher Random House Children's Books - (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)
Swallowing Stones
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Michael fires his new rifle into the air on July Fourth, never imagining that his bullet will end up killing a man named Charlie Ward. So begins this taut drama of Michael MacKenzie and of Charlie Wards daughter, Jenna, as the two teenagers react to the tragedy. Mournful Jenna tries to understand why she no longer feels comfortable with her boyfriend and why a near stranger named Michael keeps appearing in her dreams. Michael digs a grave for the rifle but finds that he cant bury his guilt. And the longer he hides the truth, the more people in his life he seems to hurt. Meanwhile, the police are narrowing in.

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256 pages256 pages
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Book ISBN:

9780385323093

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