{"product_id":"swallowing-stones-9780307976093","title":"Swallowing Stones","description":"\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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Children's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618407682322,"sku":"9780307976093","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f8b3efe8-c091-4544-a724-2707b3a7bd0c.jpg?v=1732535019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/swallowing-stones-9780307976093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}