Her second book, Second Chance Summer, was published in May 2012 and draws largely on her experiences spending summers growing up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. In the meantime, Morgan moved back to California, went back to school again and in 2011 received an M.F.A. It was named an ALA Top Ten Best Book, a PW "Flying Start" book, and was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Prize. 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.įollowing 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.Īmy & Roger's Epic Detour, inspired by Morgan's three cross-country road trips, was published in May 2010. Morgan Matson grew up in New York City and Greenwich, Connecticut. Over the course of one unforgettable summer-filled with s’mores and swimming, adventure and fun, and even a decades-old mystery to solve-Ryanna discovers a whole new side of herself and that, sometimes, the last place you expected to be is the place where you really belong. Ryanna even finds an actual, real-life treasure map! People who have memories of her mom from when she was Ryanna’s age, clues to her past like a treasure map. But what she finds are relatives… so many relatives! Aunts and uncles and cousins upon cousins-a motley, rambunctious crew of kids and eccentric, unconventional adults. She’s even looking forward to a quiet summer by the lake. She wants to uncover the mystery of why her father hasn’t spoken to her grandparents all these years. This summer, she’s received a letter from her grandparents-grandparents neither she nor her dad have spoken to since her mom’s death-inviting her to stay with them at an old summer camp in the Poconos. Just the three of them, structured, planned, and quiet. The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to know her mom’s side of the family and hunts for hidden treasure over the course of one chaotic summer.įor as long as Ryanna Stuart can remember, her summers have been spent with her father and his new wife.
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