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Second Chance Summer

by Morgan Matson

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"Taylor Edwards' 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"--… (more)
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This book was so amazing and so sad! It made me cry and books don't do that often. I really loved the story and how it handled parents being terminally ill. It made me so sad but i was so invested in this story. So good :) ( )
  lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |
This book was so amazing and so sad! It made me cry and books don't do that often. I really loved the story and how it handled parents being terminally ill. It made me so sad but i was so invested in this story. So good :) ( )
  lmauro123 | Dec 28, 2023 |
I enjoyed it, definitely wouldn't be reading it on a beach though because of emotional factors. One thing I will say is it drug on too long, I'm not sure why a contemporary book would need to be longer than 250-300 pages. ( )
  Summer345456 | Jan 25, 2023 |
This book made me cry so much, and I mean ugly cry, I mean my eyes were so full of tears that I was blinking every 3 words just to make it so I could read a word or two more. I had to pause multiple times to think while reading this, because I grew up with a trailer up north every summer that my father loves with all his heart, and I realized something while reading this. I realized that as much as my father and I don't get along all the time, that if he were to get sick like this, it would break my heart, and all I would want would be to give him one more summer in the trailer up north in the place he loves the most.

This book made me think about my family, and how much I truly value them. I've witnessed people very close to me die, but thinking for one minute that it could have been or will be my parents broke my heart just as I was reading this book. Morgan Matson has a way of making me think about my life and value what I have and the people I love, I've read all three of her books and have loved each one and they have all made me thought about my life, and I think thats the true sign of an incredible author and an incredible story. ( )
  emilytimco | Nov 12, 2022 |
Do Americans have a secret green eyes fetish or something?

It's like my friend is dying. I feel like my heart might leap out of my throat to choke me.
Why am I reading this again?
Right.
A wonderful book. Hard but absolutely splendid.

It HURTS
Because it's always hard to say goodbye. And sometimes even harder still to embrace Tomorrow when Today feels like the world turned to ashes at your feet.

Cathartic, really.
And very, very dear ( )
  QuirkyCat_13 | Jun 20, 2022 |
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"Love is watching someone die." --Death Cab for Cutie
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For Mom and Jason
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I eased open my bedroom door to check that the hallway was empty.
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"Taylor Edwards' 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"--

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