Exclusive Cover Reveal And Excerpt: Morgan Matson’s Take Me Home Tonight

Stevie and Kat just want to have a fun night in NYC. But as any New Yorker knows, it’s never that simple in the city that never sleeps.

Angela Lashbrook
5 min readJan 15, 2021

Despite being polar opposites, theater kids Kat and Stevie are best friends. When they sneak out of their suburban homes for a night in NYC, they’re expecting a thrilling adventure: eating at one of the city’s hottest restaurants, seeing a play, and generally enjoying a sense of freedom that isn’t often available to teens in the suburbs.

Except that’s not exactly what happens. As soon as they arrive, things start to go wrong. Their phones break, there’s family drama, and there’s a Pomeranian who’s making things very difficult. Over the course of the night, Kat and Stevie will crash parties, deliver dry cleaning, deal with unhelpful cab drivers, and confront what they want from their friendship — and their futures. Assuming, of course, they can make it to Grand Central Station by midnight.

In other words, it’s a classic night in New York City.

Morgan Matson is the bestselling author of Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour, an ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults, and Second Chance Summer, which won the California State Book Award…

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Angela Lashbrook
Angela Lashbrook

Written by Angela Lashbrook

I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.

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