Second Chance Summer

Morgan Matson

May 2012 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

From the Flying Start author of Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour comes a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak.

Taylor Edwards’s 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 more 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 more of a family, they’re more 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.

Ratings and reviews

I loved it. It was so sad when the dad died I cryed because I can relate to losing someone because they had cancer as some others can relate to it to but I plan on reading this again as well as her other books

This book is my all time favorite. i felt like I was in the story. I found myself unable to put it down. I even cried in the end, the only bad thing about it was that I felt that it ended too abruptly.

I didn't buy this book, but checked it out from my school's library. I absolutely love it. I cried my eyes out at the end. Also. Henry Crosby is my husband, so back up

About the author

Morgan Matson is the New York Times bestselling author of six books for teens, including Since You’ve Been Gone and Save the Date, and the middle grade novel The Firefly Summer. She lives in Los Angeles but spends part of every summer in the Pocono Mountains. Visit her at MorganMatson.com.