There’s this book called Swallowing Stones and it’s so mysterious and captivating. I know you wonder why it’s called this,but as you read it,you soon will understand why! After I read a chapter after chapter,I never wanted to put it down. The whole story takes place in the summer of Briarwood, New Jersey. A young boy named Michael Mackenzie received a new Winchester Rifle from his  grandfather.The novel starts off with Michael Mackenzie carelessly shooting off his rifle; but what Michael does not know is that his bullet traveled far enough in the air and ended up hitting an innocent man that was fixing his roof.
The innocent man that was killed has a daughter named Jenna Ward.Jenna’s has been completely hurt  and can’t believe what has happened to her father. Jenna’s relationship between her boyfriend and friends starts to change.This occurs because Jenna starts having dreams about Michael,the boy she has never met. Later, Joe, who is Michael’s best friend,helps him try to cover up Michael’s crime. Quickly they both try  to figure out a plan and quickly put in into motion.However, as Michael begins to understand the fact of his crime, he begins to feel really guilty and hates the fact that he is lying to everyone, including the cops.You can tell that he’s getting tired of it and doesn’t want to lie anymore,to anyone.
In addition, Michael feels bad to the innocents man’s family, especially for Jenna (the man’s daughter) that also attends his school. Since the novel starts to drift back and forth between what Michael is going through and what Jenna is going through, the reader gets a through an understanding of how both characters are feeling and what they go through as they try to cope with this tragedy. If you are a big fan of suspicious books,then I would definitely recommend this book to you.It’s a powerful story,that brings guilt from a crime,to life.