Morgan Matson's 'Since You Ve Been Gone'

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Sleep under the stars. Hug a Jamie. Kiss a stranger. These are all the challenges that are meant to be done in Morgan Matson’s Since You’ve Been Gone novel. Since You’ve Been Gone follows a shy teenage named Emily Hughes, who’s best friend, Sloane, has gone missing, leaving her alone for the summer, with only 13 challenges to complete. Having hope that if she completes these challenges, Emily would find Sloane, she sets out to to complete them with the help from class president, Frank Porter, his love-seeking friend Matthew Collins, and a pizza delivery girl, Dawn.
Emily can be described as a very shy and awkward teenager. She does not like to talk to new people and let’s Sloane do the talking instead. She tends to get into awkward situations

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