NY: Simon & Schuster, 2010.
This was Matson’s debut YA novel and it won several awards and appeared on a number of “Best of” lists. Which is to say, it’s a pretty good story, nicely told, and shows a lot of heart. Amy Curry is a high school junior and a lifelong resident of southern California. She’s never been out of the state, except for a trip to England when she was little, and which she doesn’t really remember. Both her parents are professors at a local college, and Amy expects her life to just go on as it always has.