Amy & Roger's Epic Detour - by Morgan Matson (Paperback)

About the Book

Told in traditional narrative as well as scraps from the road--diner napkins, motel receipts, postcards--this is the story of one girl's journey to find herself.

Book Synopsis

In New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson's first novel, a teen begins to heal from grief and open up to new possibility over the course of a cross-country road trip--an emotional and romantic "near-perfect summer read" (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

It's 2010.

You have to drive all the way across the country with a (very cute) stranger.

Without a smartphone.

Amy Curry can't believe this is her life. Her mother moved across the country, and it's now up to her to get their car from California to Connecticut. But since the car accident that shattered her world, Amy isn't driving.

Enter Roger. He's a college freshman, a family friend who also has to get across the country--and has his own reasons for agreeing to the trip.

As Amy and Roger hit the highway, they start a journey neither of them could have imagined--filled with road trip music, fast food, unexpected detours, new friends, old flames, family secrets...and maybe even love.

Review Quotes

* "A near perfect summer read that should leave readers with a thirst for travel and romance." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"One of the most touching, irresistible, and feel-good road trips I've been on in a long, long while. AMY & ROGER is a book to love." --Deb Caletti

"This entertaining and thoughtful summertime road trip serves up slices of America with a big scoop of romance on the side." --Kirkus

"This is an incredible book--heartbreakingly funny and utterly un-put-down-able." --Lauren Myracle, New York Times Bestselling author of Thirteen and TTYL

About the Author

Morgan Matson is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books for teens, including Since You've Been Gone and Save the Date, and the middle grade novels The Firefly Summer and Summer Break. She lives in Los Angeles but spends part of every summer in the Pocono Mountains. Visit her at MorganMatson.com.