Books like Amy & Roger's epic detour by Morgan Matson
When Amy’s father dies, she is thrust into a sudden, emotionally fraught future. Together with her college friend Roger, she begins a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut. Along the way, their route is continually altered by unforeseen detours that force Amy to confront her deepest fears, the lingering guilt she feels for not being able to support her grieving family, and the way her mother and friends press for her to move on. Through roadside encounters and quiet moments of reflection, Amy learns that healing is an uneven, nonlinear path and that the only way forward is to face the shadows of loss head‑on.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Morgan Matson
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