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Morgan Matson
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Morgan Matson

Morgan Matson received her MFA in Writing for Children from the New School. She was named a Publishers Weekly Flying Start author for her first book, Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, which was also recognized as an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her at MorganMatson.com.

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Morgan Matson will be at PHOENIX COMIC CON,Phoenix Conventon Center,Phoneix on 05/24 See details
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Author Appearance:
Morgan Matson will be at CHANGING HANDS BOOKSTORE,6428 South McClintock Drive,Tempe on 05/23 See details
May 21, 2013
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May 10, 2013
Second Chance Summer will be released on May 07, 2013 in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2013
Second Chance Summer is now available in Trade Paperback
May 07, 2013
News:
Second Chance Summer has won an award
Dec 19, 2012
News:
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour has won an award
Dec 14, 2012
News:
Second Chance Summer has won an award
Nov 16, 2012
Oct 17, 2012
News:
Second Chance Summer has won an award
Oct 12, 2012
News:
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour has won an award
Aug 14, 2012
News:
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour has won an award
Aug 14, 2012
News:
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour has won an award
Aug 14, 2012
News:
Amy & Roger's Epic Detour has won an award
Aug 14, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Second Chance Summer
Jun 30, 2012
Second Chance Summer will be released on May 08, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
May 08, 2012

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Sugarscape, May 11, 2013
...star. Or both. Definitely makes you glad to be alive. 8. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, by Morgan Matson Another car accident. This time, Amy Curry’s dad died in it (we YA novelists spend an awful lot of time killing off parents, I’ve noticed)...
Inside Bay Area, May 6, 2013
..."Sea and Fog," poetry gold medal. Katherine Applegate, "The One and Only Ivan," juvenile gold medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution to publishing gold...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 25, 2013
...resist playing the panels namesake song through her iPhone.) Joining Forman were Sarah Dessen (The Moon and More), Morgan Matson (Second Chance Summer), and Robin Benway (Also Known As). Sloan led off by asking the authors about the role of romance in...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 18, 2013
...Young Readers has acquired and will edit the first two installments in the Girls of Summer series by Morgan Matson (Amy & Roger's Epic Detour). In the series, Jane, Palmer, Toby, and Liv have been BFFs since childhood, spending every summer together, but...
The Valley Sentinel, April 15, 2013
...White YOUNG ADULT
: Out of Reach by: Carrie Arcos Grave Mercy by: Robin LaFevers Second Chance Summer by: Morgan Matson A Soldier’s Secret: The Incredible True Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero by: Marissa Moss Who Could That Be at...
Carrollwood Patch, December 20, 2012
...Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King Cloaked by Alex Flinn Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Blank Confession by Pete Hautman The Queen of Water (Mature Reader) by Laura Resau Stupid Fast by Geoff Herback Happenstance Found by P.W....
The Atlantic Wire, December 7, 2012
...Mentions to   The Probability of Miracles , by Wendy Wunder  (Razorbill Reprint) and Second Chance Summer , by Morgan Matson  (Simon & Schuster). Sara Shepard , author of  Pretty Little Liars, calls Miracles " an equally joyful and heart-wrenching...
Sugarscape, May 11, 2013
...star. Or both. Definitely makes you glad to be alive. 8. Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour, by Morgan Matson Another car accident. This time, Amy Curry’s dad died in it (we YA novelists spend an awful lot of time killing off parents, I’ve noticed)...
Oakland Tribune, May 6, 2013
..."Sea and Fog," poetry gold medal. Katherine Applegate, "The One and Only Ivan," juvenile gold medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution to publishing gold...
Contra Costa Times, May 6, 2013
..."Sea and Fog," poetry gold medal. Katherine Applegate, "The One and Only Ivan," juvenile gold medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution to publishing gold...
Marin Independent Journal, May 6, 2013
...won the Commonwealth Club's 2013 California Book Awards gold medal for fiction. Staff archive. (GREGORY URQUIAGA)medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution...
San Jose Mercury News, May 6, 2013
..."Sea and Fog," poetry gold medal. Katherine Applegate, "The One and Only Ivan," juvenile gold medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution to publishing gold...
Inside Bay Area, May 6, 2013
..."Sea and Fog," poetry gold medal. Katherine Applegate, "The One and Only Ivan," juvenile gold medal. Morgan Matson, "Second Chance Summer," young adult gold medal. Ken and Melanie Light, "Valley of Shadows and Dreams," contribution to publishing gold...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 25, 2013
...resist playing the panels namesake song through her iPhone.) Joining Forman were Sarah Dessen (The Moon and More), Morgan Matson (Second Chance Summer), and Robin Benway (Also Known As). Sloan led off by asking the authors about the role of romance in...