It was a motley group, but it was one I was happy to be among.
“You okay?” Cary whispered to me. I looked over at him and smiled.
“Yeah,” I said as I squeezed his hand. “I’m great.” The lights dimmed, and Cary squeezed my hand back. I heard Matty’s laugh and then a hush fell, and I settled back into my seat.
The show was about to begin.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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MORGAN MATSON was born in New York City and grew up on the Upper West Side. She is the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including Save the Date and Since You’ve Been Gone. She lives in Los Angeles. Visit her at morganmatson.com.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Matson, Morgan, author.
Title: Take me home tonight / Morgan Matson.
Description: First edition. | New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2021] | Audience: Ages 12 up. | Audience: Grades 7–9. | Summary: Stevie and Kat, two high school seniors heavily involved in theater, leave Connecticut for a night of fun in New York City, but soon they find themselves without their phones or each other.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020045033 (print) | LCCN 2020045034 (ebook) | ISBN 9781481498982 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781481499002 (ebook)
Subjects: CYAC: Best friends—Fiction. | Friendship—Fiction. | Adventure and adventurers—Fiction. | Theater—Fiction. | High schools—Fiction. | Schools—Fiction. | New York (N.Y.)—Fiction.
Classification: LCC PZ7.M43151 Tak 2021 (print) | LCC PZ7.M43151 (ebook) | DDC [Fic]—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020045033
LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020045034