swallowingstones

__Swallowing Stones__ by Joyce McDonald ISBN: 0-440-22672-4 ©1997 245 pages R.L.- 5.9 Points - 9

Prologue
 * Good sections to read aloud:**

Dual perspectives reveal the aftermath of 17 year old Michael MacKenzie’s birthday celebration during which he discharges an antique Winchester rifle and unknowingly kills the father of high school classmate Jenna Ward. Michael agonizes all summer long trying to decide if he should confess to the accidental shooting or keep the information to himself.
 * Summary:**

YA fiction-- teen issues; lies; guns; death

©Jennifer Lang - WDMS - 2004