Books by Morgan Matson and Complete Book Reviews
Morgan Matson, Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-4169-9065-9
In the summer following her junior year, Amy is nursing the loss of her father in a car accident—and the burden of believing it was her fault. With her mother relocating the family to Connecticut and her brother in rehab, Amy is left to get the car...
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $16.99 (480p) ISBN 978-1-4169-9067-3
Seventeen-year-old Taylor and her family—her mother, father, older brother, and younger sister—are off to the Poconos for the summer, whether everyone wants to or not. Taylor falls in the latter category. Returning to their lake house after a five-ye
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (464p) ISBN 978-1-4424-3500-1
Emily Hughes’s best friend Sloane has disappeared without a trace—Emily has called, texted, and driven by her house, but it’s as though Sloane and her family have ceased to exist. Then, one of Sloane’s famous “to do” lists mysteriously shows up,...
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (528p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0454-9
Andie Walker’s plan to spend the summer at a young scholars’ program at Johns Hopkins is upended when her father, a U.S. congressman, becomes engulfed in scandal. Suddenly Dad is always around, trying to act like he’s involved in her life, and Andie’
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $17.99 (432p) ISBN 978-1-4814-0457-0
Set during a single weekend, Matson’s (Since You’ve Been Gone) latest novel is full of appealing elements: the promise of a sister’s wedding; a big, close-knit family; a mother who draws a famous comic strip; an estranged brother, who’s returned for
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $18.99 (416p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9898-2
On the day the cast list for the school play should be up, but isn’t, Kat decides to ensure she’s cast by persuading best friend Stevie to travel from their affluent Connect-
icut suburb to New York City, where Kat secretly plans for them to see the
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $18.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-534493-35-3
When a tween accepts an invitation to stay with her estranged maternal grandparents in the Poconos, she finds a large and lively extended family, and a treasure map, in this captivating mystery, a middle grade debut from Matson (Take Me Home Tonight)
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Morgan Matson. Disney-Hyperion, $18.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-368-09557-0
Two contemporary teens are whisked away to a fairy tale world in this pleasing enemies-to-lovers rom-com by Matson (The Firefly Summer). High school junior Stella Griffin is determined to enjoy her trip to Disneyland with her best friend Nisha and...
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Morgan Matson. Simon & Schuster, $19.99 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4814-9901-9
While attending a music festival in the desert has never been 18-year-old Darcy Milligan’s idea of fun, she decides it’s high-time to do something out of character for once, especially since she’s preparing to leave California for college in...
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Morgan Matson. Disney Hyperion, $13.99 paper (400p) ISBN 978-1-3680-9742-0
A recent high school graduate must relive the same tumultuous visit to Disneyland in this warm and fuzzy Groundhog Day romp by Matson (The Ballad of Darcy and Russell). Eighteen-year-old Cassandra Issac doesn’t do goodbyes. Growing up with two...
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