{"product_id":"swallowing-stones-paperback","title":"Swallowing Stones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoyce McDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor anyone who has wanted to change the past, this captivating and haunting novel is about seemingly innocent choices and their devastating consequences. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Michael fires his new rifle into the air on his seventeenth birthday, he never imagines that the bullet will end up killing someone. But it does--and Michael's world is changed forever. Desperate, he wrestles with his guilt and keeps silent as his life begins to fall apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Jenna's father is killed in a freak Fourth of July accident, she's devastated. As she grieves, she tries to understand why she no longer feels comfortable with her boyfriend, Jason, and why a guy named Michael keeps appearing in her dreams. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] electrifying portrayal of fear and deception.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyce McDonald is the author of several critically acclaimed young adult and middle-grade novels, including \u003ci\u003eShades of Simon Gray, \u003c\/i\u003e an Edgar Allan Poe Award nominee and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and \u003ci\u003eDevil on My Heels, \u003c\/i\u003e nominated for five state awards. She is also a poet and is on the faculty of the low-residency MFA in writing program at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. She lives in Forks Township, Pennsylvania, with her husband. Visit Joyce at joycemcdonald.net and on Twitter at @JoyceMcDonald46.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.59 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swallowing Stones\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42685160915007,"sku":"9780307976093","price":15.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b8c5f536f8c39f373d1dbf14e1aec7ca.webp?v=1764970084","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/swallowing-stones-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}