Second Chance Summer

A powerful novel about hope and heartbreak, "as much about loss as it is about first love and friendship" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Sandwiched between two exceptional siblings, Taylor Edwards never felt like she stood outexcept for her history of running away when things get too complicated. Then her dad receives unexpected, terrible news, and the family makes the last-minute decision to spend the summer together in the cramped quarters at their old lake house. Taylor hasn't been to the summer house since she was twelve, and she definitely never planned on going back. Up at the lake she is confronted with people she thought she left behind, like her former best friend, Lucy, and Henry Crosby, her first crush, who's all grown up…and a lot cuter. Suddenly Taylor is surrounded by memories she'd rather leave in the pastbut she can't run away this time. As the days lying on the beach pass into nights gazing at the stars, Taylor realizes she has a second chancewith friends, with family, maybe even with love. But she knows that once the summer ends, there is no way to recapture what she stands to lose. From Morgan Matson, the PWFlying Start author of Amy & Roger's Epic Detour, this is a remarkable novel about hope in the face of heartbreaking grief.

Morgan Matson is a New York Times bestselling author. She received her MFA in writing for children from the New School and was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author for her first book, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, which was also recognized as an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. Her second book, Second Chance Summer, won the California State Book Award. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her at MorganMatson.com.