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Second Chance Summer

by Morgan Matson

A summer shaped by family, grief, and old connections

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    New York Times bestselling author

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A summer shaped by family, grief, and old connections

After Taylor’s father receives a terminal cancer diagnosis, her family returns to its former summer home in the Pocono Mountains. The setting brings Taylor back into contact with people from her childhood, while the family faces the prospect of limited time together. The story brings bereavement into a young adult framework of changing family relationships, renewed friendships, and first love, with the summer serving as the point where those threads meet.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Young adult readers interested in stories about grief and bereavement
  • Readers drawn to family relationships under pressure
  • Those who enjoy summer-set stories involving old friendships and first love

Themes

Grief and bereavementFamily bondsRenewed friendshipFirst loveSecond chances

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For the first printing only! This paperback features stenciled sprayed edges while the special edition supply lasts.

New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson's celebrated novel about hope in the face of heartbreak now has a beautiful new look!

Taylor'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 is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and her parents decide the family will spend one last summer all together at their old lake house in the Pocono Mountains.

In addition to her father's illness, Taylor's return to the community where she spent her younger summers is complicated by the past. The people she thought she'd left behind for good haven't actually gone anywhere. Her former summer 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 all too aware 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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