Second Chance Summer From the Flying Start author of Amy Roger s Epic Detour a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak Taylor Edwards family might not be the closest knit everyone is a little too busy and ove
From the Flying Start author of Amy Roger s Epic Detour, a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak Taylor Edwards family might not be the closest knit everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled but for the most part, they get along just fine Then Taylor s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summerFrom the Flying Start author of Amy Roger s Epic Detour, a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak Taylor Edwards family might not be the closest knit everyone is a little too busy and overscheduled but for the most part, they get along just fine Then Taylor s dad gets devastating news, and her parents decide that the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains.Crammed into a place much smaller and rustic than they are used to, they begin to get to know each other again And Taylor discovers that the people she thought she had left behind haven t actually gone anywhere Her former best friend is still around, as is her first boyfriend and he s much cuter at seventeen than he was at twelve.As the summer progresses and the Edwards become of a family, they re aware than ever that they re battling a ticking clock Sometimes, though, there is just enough time to get a second chance with family, with friends, and with love.
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Morgan Matson grew up in New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut She attended Occidental College in Los Angeles but halfway though a theater degree, she started working in the children s department of Vroman s Bookstore and fell in love with YA literature.Following college graduation and the proud bearer of an incredibly useful theater English degree she moved back East to attend the New School, where she received her M.F.A in Writing for Children.Amy Roger s Epic Detour, inspired by Morgan s three cross country road trips, was published in May 2010 It was named an ALA Top Ten Best Book, a PW Flying Start book, and was shortlisted for the Waterstone s Book Prize.In the meantime, Morgan moved back to California, went back to school again and in 2011 received an M.F.A in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California.Her second book, Second Chance Summer, was published in May 2012 and draws largely on her experiences spending summers growing up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.Her third book, Since You ve Been Gone, was published in 2014 Morgan currently lives in Los Angeles, though she loves to travel and does it whenever she can She is currently writing another book, to be published in 2016.