Amy & Roger's Epic Detour
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Morgan Matson
An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Readers, Shortlisted for the Waterstone's Book Prize and a Publisher's Weekly "Flying Start" bookAmy Curry's year sucks. And it's not getting any better. Her mother has decided to move, so somehow Amy has to get their car from California to the East Coast. There's just one problem: since her father's death Amy hasn't been able to get behind the wheel of a car. Enter Roger, the son of a family friend, who turns out to be funny, nice . . . and unexpectedly cute. But Roger's plans involve a more "scenic" route than just driving from A to B, so suddenly Amy finds herself on the road trip of a lifetime. And, as she grows closer to Roger, Amy starts to realise that sometimes you have to get lost to find your way home. . .Praise for Amy & Roger's Epic Detour '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, National Book Award Finalist 'A near-perfect summer read that should leave readers with a thirst for travel and romance.' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review 'This entertaining and thoughtful summertime road trip serves up slices of America with a big scoop of romance on the side.' Kirkus Reviews 'A classic literary road trip is what Matson delivers in high style…if all road trips were like this, nobody'd ever stay home.' BCCB 'An emotionally rewarding road novel.' School Library Journal
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Author
Morgan Matson
Pages
352
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2011-07-07
ISBN
0857072692 9780857072696
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"This was a book that I discovered by chance one summer, glad I decided to read it!"
Jonathan Kent
"This is my least favorite Morgan Matson book, but I love all of her books so it’s not saying much. Amy was a little annoying but she had a lot of character development as the book went on, which was good. Also I love Roger and I want one. Where do I get a Roger?"
Rivs
"My all time favorite book. I have read this book over 5 times and I could never get tired of it!"
Jen
"One of my favs "
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Riya Maria
"This book was pretty good. I don’t remember much about it so that says something"
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Carrot
"This book…broke my soul. But in a good way"
Kira Rosengren
"“Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour”, es un libro fascinante, entra en la categoría On-Road, así que si te gustan los libros de viajes, como a mí, lo vas a amar. Está acompañado de una más que excelente banda sonora: Elvis, Wicked, Mika, RENT, entre musicales, oldies, Rock&Roll e Indies. Lo interesante es que la misma Morgan tiene los playlist armados para nosotros.<br/><br/>Ahora sí el libro.<br/><br/>Recuerdo empezarlo temprano en la tarde, iba a leer una par de capítulos y dejarlo para después, tenía pensado que duraría dos o tres días. Solo me duró uno, con descanso para comer y otras necesidades humanas como respirar.<br/><br/>El libro es atrapante desde el primer capítulo, tiene un comienzo un tanto existencialista muy bonito, seré sincera, pensé que sería un libro triste, ya me veía llorando a mares u odiando a la protagonista por llorona. Pero no. Es muy entretenido. Nos encontramos con una Amy que ha estado llevando la muerte de su padre de manera sombría, su familia tomó cambios radicales que no la dejaban procesar su dolor. Al contrario, lo empaquetaba y la consumía por hacer las cosas bien y más fáciles para su mamá. Uno de los grandes cambios es la mudanza, hecho que la hace sentirse vacía al no tener Hogar al cual regresar, todos estos cambios dolorosos son demasiados. Su nueva casa se encuentra en Connecticut, un viaje de aproximadamente tres días manejando, eso siguiendo el itinerario de mamá. Roger, hijo de un conocido, es el chofer, casi no se conocen, pero por ahora tendrán que soportarse durante tres largos días. En el camino, cada quién por sus propias razones, toman un pequeño e inocente desvío. Que va bien, pero despierta en Amy poco a poco, y con la ayuda de Roger, la persona que era.<br/><br/>Lee la reseña completa: <a href="http://el-extrano-gato-del-cuento.blogspot.com/2013/03/morgan-matson-amy-rogers-epic-detour.html">El Extraño Gato del Cuento</a>"
Ella Zegarra
"So good! Makes me want to go on a road trip even more!#roadtrips"
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Maddy
"This is one of my favorite books if not my favorite so far. The character development, the soul searching and romance and how everything felt so right like nothing was too fast, too slow, or out of place. I loved the photos that are in the book of where the characters were at the point in the story. It just made it feel so real and like you were in the backseat watching everything unfold. Truly amazing book. "
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"Loved it! Sweet, contemporary book that is definitely a must read!"
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