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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 ...more

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	Since You've Been Gone 4.07 avg rating — 116,530 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Second Chance Summer 4.11 avg rating — 55,894 ratings — published 2012 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Unexpected Everything 3.98 avg rating — 41,254 ratings — published 2016 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Save the Date 3.75 avg rating — 25,543 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Me Home Tonight 3.63 avg rating — 5,604 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Firefly Summer 4.38 avg rating — 1,889 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Darcy and Russell 3.86 avg rating — 1,439 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Promchanted 3.68 avg rating — 1,376 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	We Grant You a Merry Christmas 4.17 avg rating — 417 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Tomorrow will be better.”
“But what if it’s not?” I asked.
“Then you say it again tomorrow. Because it might be. You never know, right? At some point, tomorrow will be better.”
― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

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“The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them.”
― Morgan Matson, Amy & Roger's Epic Detour

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“A thousand moments that I had just taken for granted- mostly because I had assumed that there would be a thousand more.”
― Morgan Matson, Second Chance Summer

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Which Standalone Book should we read in December?

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

11 votes, 19.6%

The Problem with Forever by Jennifer L. Armentrout

10 votes, 17.9%

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances by John Green

9 votes, 16.1%

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

8 votes, 14.3%

The Unexpected Everything by Morgan Matson

4 votes, 7.1%

The Bird and the Sword by Amy Harmon

3 votes, 5.4%

The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson

2 votes, 3.6%

A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge

2 votes, 3.6%

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

2 votes, 3.6%

Magic Bitter, Magic Sweet by Charlie N. Holmberg

1 vote, 1.8%

The Girl With Glass Feet by Ali Shaw

1 vote, 1.8%

The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen

1 vote, 1.8%

Forevermore by Cindy Miles

1 vote, 1.8%

Improbable futures by Kami Garcia

1 vote, 1.8%

Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

0 votes, 0.0%

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message 4: by Eugenia (Genie In A Book)

Feb 26, 2014 09:37PM

Hi Morgan,

Thanks so much for accepting my friend request :)
I am really looking forward to reading and discovering more of your books!

Best wishes for more book success,
Genie

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message 3: by Evelyn

May 18, 2013 07:58PM

Hi! Just wondering if you are going to be writing a sequel to Amy and Roger. I loved the book and would love more and the ending felt a little dot, dot, dot for me lol.

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message 2: by Dakota

May 14, 2012 12:45AM

Thanks for adding me! I really enjoyed your book and will be reading Second Chance Summer soon.

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message 1: by ♥Rachel♥

Dec 05, 2011 10:21AM

Thanks for the add Morgan. I loved Amy & Roger's Epic Detour! (view spoiler). I'm looking forward to your next book!

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