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Swallowing Stones
By McDonald, Joyce
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-38532-309-3
- Publisher
- New York : Delacorte Press, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1997
Gr 7-Up Michael MacKenzie, 17, spends a tormented summer of guilt squeezing through the interstices of lies that he and his unsavory friend, Joe, concoct to hide the fact that a shot Michael fired from a rifle killed a man working on his roof over a mile away. In alternating chapters, Michael and the dead man's 15-year-old daughter, Jenna, creep inexorably toward their inevitable confrontation. This mesmerizing story largely derives its power from the respect McDonald demonstrates ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
