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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at   Breaking the Spine to show the  upcoming titles that we're mostly eager for. Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : The Unexpected Everything Author : Morgan Matson Publication Date : May 3rd 2016 Publisher : Simon Teen Goodreads Andie had it all planned out. When you are a politician’s daughter who’s pretty much raised yourself, you learn everything can be planned or spun, or both. Especially your future. Important internship? Check. Amazing friends? Check. Guys? Check (as long as we’re talking no more than three weeks) But that was before the scandal. Before having to be in the same house with her dad. Before walking an insane number of dogs. That was before Clark and those few months that might change her whole life. Because here’s the thing - if everything's planned out, you can never find the unexpected. And where’s the fun in that? EEEEP! Look at all those doggies on those covers! How can I eve...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Amy and Roger's Epic Detour Author : Morgan Matson Publication Date : May 4th 2010 Publisher : Simon & Schuster Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble    A my Curry is not looking forward to her summer. Her mother decided to move across the country and now it's Amy's responsibility to get their car from California to Connecticut. The only problem is, since her father died in a car accident, she isn't ready to get behind the wheel. Enter Roger. An old family friend, he also has to make the cross-country trip - and has plenty of baggage of his own. The road home may be unfamiliar - especially with their friendship venturing into uncharted territory - but together, Amy and Roger will figure out how to map their way Personal Thoughts    Hi guys! I have something a little different for you today! I buddy read Amy and Roger's Epic Detour with Danielle from Love at First Page , so we decided to write a review together...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Second Chance Summer Author : Morgan Matson Publication Date : May 8th 2012 Publisher : Simon & Schuster Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble From the Flying Start author of Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour , a powerful novel about hope in the face of heartbreak. 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 a...

Summary (from Goodreads)   Title : Since You've Been Gone Author : Morgan Matson Publication Date : May 6th 2014 Publisher : Simon & Schuster Goodreads - Amazon - Barnes & Noble The Pre-Sloane Emily didn't go to parties, she barely talked to guys, she didn't do anything crazy. Enter Sloane, social tornado and the best kind of best friend—the one who yanks you out of your shell.But right before what should have been an epic summer, Sloane just... disappears. No note. No calls. No texts. No Sloane. There’s just a random to-do list. On it, thirteen Sloane-selected-definitely-bizarre-tasks that Emily would never try... unless they could lead back to her best friend. Apple Picking at Night? Ok, easy enough.Dance until Dawn? Sure. Why not? Kiss a Stranger? Wait... what? Getting through Sloane’s list would mean a lot of firsts. But Emily has this whole unexpected summer ahead of her, and the help of Frank Porter (totally unexpected) to check things off. Who ...