NPHS students meet ‘Epic Detour’ author
SUN PHOTO BY ANNE KLOCKENKEMPER, annek@sun-herald.com
Morgan Matson, author of "Amy & Roger's Epic Detour," poses for a photo with North Port High School senior Jessica Rooney, 18, during a luncheon session with students in the school's media center Wednesday. Taking the picture is NPHS media specialist Kristi Alexander, right, while freshman Maeve Cook, 15, looks on.
SUN PHOTO BY ANNE KLOCKENKEMPER, annek@sun-herald.com
In addition to talking about her first book "Amy & Roger's Epic Detour," author Morgan Matson read an excerpt from her second novel, "Second Chance Summer" during several speaking sessions at North Port High School Wednesday.
NORTH PORT — Morgan Matson, author of “Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour,” sat at a table in the North Port High School media center Wednesday, surrounded by students.
Matson, 31, from California, was at NPHS as part of a celebration of Florida Literacy Week. Her first novel — she has since published a second and is working on her third in the young adult genre — “Epic Detour” was chosen this year as one of 15 Florida Teens Read selections.
