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Cutting Loose

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Really enjoyed reading this book. I read the series in middle school and was thinking about it so I ordered the series. I discovered there was a 4th book that I didnt know about back then. So I also purchased Cutting Loose, the 4th book in the series.

After clearing his name in the murder of his deaf little sister, 18-year-old Matt McKendrick has finally gotten his life back on track. He's made some close friends, including the four uniquely quirky and hilarious Schuyler siblings, and bonded with his adoptive family, that of the LAPD lieutenant who helped solve the case. Now, Matt's just graduated from high school and is looking forward to one last carefree summer before embarking upon the next phase of his life.

But first, Matt's got to face the ghosts and demons of his past. His childhood best friend Gary begs him to come home to Idaho and help work at a ranch...the one where he grew up. Putting aside his discomfort, Matt decides to take Gary up on the offer, taking Meg and Will Schuyler along with him.

As the trio learn just how hard running a guest ranch can be, Matt deals with the unresolved issues he left behind at age 15, when his parents died in a car crash and he fled for Los Angeles with little Katie. By the time the summer winds down, Matt discovers it's possible to live fully in the present, while knowing that those who are gone are still with him.

This is the fourth of four books.

This is one of Mrs. Miller's best, the fourth and final book in the McKendrick series. Matt exorcises his demons and returns to work on his parents ranch. Meg and Will tag along, and Matt learns some very valuable lessons about life and having faith in other people. This is an awesome read on it's own, but it is better if you read "The Truth Trap", "Aren't you the one who..?" and "Losers and Winners" first. All of these books are wonderful stories that make you laugh and cry. Mrs. Miller is such an awesome writer; you can feel Matt's heartache, confusion and elation as if you are living it.