Second Chance Summer (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781416990673)

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.

Author: Morgan Matson
ISBN-10: 1416990674
ISBN-13: 9781416990673
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 8.65h x 5.57w x 1.58d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6
Point Value: 18
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 151437 / Second Chance Summer

Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Keystone to Reading Book Award - Nominee
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2012
School Library Journal 07/01/2012 pg. 84
Publishers Weekly 07/09/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 265 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 08/01/2012 pg. 67
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 32
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2012 pg. 105 - Recommended, Satisfactory