Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson
Again, I judged a book by its cover. This time, it was a good one.
In truth, few book have ever made me cry. This one was made me cry a little. I think it was because, toward the end, the things Taylor, the protagonist, experienced with her dad reminded me so much of the last hours I spent with my grandpa.
This was a book about a girl whose father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and only given a few months to live on her 17th birthday. Summer is coming, and her father wants to spend his last months with his family at their lake house in the Poconos. Taylor doesn't want to go because the last time her family visited their lake house, five years earlier, Taylor made some mistakes. She doesn't want to face her past.
Unfortunately, she has no choice but to face her past; her past is constantly thrown in her face. She has to repair relationships with an ex boyfriend and ex best friend, all the while dealing with the impending death of her father.
Sweet story, but sad. Sad for obvious reasons.
I hve decided that I will quit reading books on the TAYSHAS list once I reach twenty. There are so many other books I want to read, and I have been invited to join a book club that a friend of mine has started. Reading the TAYSHAS books has been fun, and I'll do it again next year. Not to mention that I've earned (or will have earned) 6 rubber ducks, and a cool shirt. Plus, I've gotten to know the school librarians better. :)
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