Restart Hardcover – May 30, 2017

I truly enjoyed this story, and it was about second chances and forgiveness. Restart features bullying, but it was handled with love and care.Finally, the main character, Chase, lost his memories and had to learn a great deal about himself and the person he liked to be in the future.In the end, this self-discovery story had an impactful ending, making it a great read for all ages.

Restart, Gordon KormanBook Review by Taylor B.Can you tell me why this book is so entertaining in so many different ways? Gordon Korman did such a great job on this book and I can barely explain how much I am in love with it. The name Restart fits so well with the book's theme and main idea that it’s just music to my ears. After I finished the book, the theme of this book that I really thought fit was that people can change. Some people think that others will always be the same, and will always be a bully forever. But after reading Restart anyone could prove it isn’t true.The story takes place on a very special day where Chase Ambrose has no idea that he is going to be visiting the hospital later that day. As Chase and his brother are on their roof, Chase takes a big fall right onto his head. While his brother is in shock runs to get his mom and runs to the hospital. A few days pass and Chase has to revisit his school and relearn his last 13 years of his life. At this point everyone knows about Chase's fall and everyone is still scared of him. People start to give in and think that he actually lost his memory. Chase then begins to make real friends and have people trust him. In the next couple days Chase starts to find out more and more about what he did in his previous life. Fast forward to the middle of the year where a huge incident happens in the band room with a fire estinguisher and a couple teenagers. After getting sent to the princapals office Aaron and Bear (his old friends) tell him that he stole Mr. Solways medal. Chase then trys to return it without Aaron and Bear finding out. But after successfully returning the medal Chase gets sent to court for committing a crime. After that let’s just say that Chase makes it out but there are no spoilers here.In my opinion, I think my sister would have the best time reading this book. It's like right up her alley, her whole book collection is filled with these types of books. Maybe not from Gordon but they can be. Gordon Korman did such an amazing job making it feel like I was in the book and these major events were happening to me in real life. He also did a great job on making the book really good in detail. It was able to have me visulize all the events that were happening, I felt like I could see in the book. But there were a few times the book got a bit boring and I just wanted to stop reading it all at that moment.This book all together is an amazing book and I feel like anyone would have a fun time reading this book. Gordon Korman overal made an outstanding book and a very fun experience to read. While reading I did find some “What is gonna happen next” moments so if you are the type of person that would like that, Restart is a great choice for you. Restart is also a great book for people to learn that it is possible for people to change.

Very good book! My daughter LOVED it she is in 5th grade and is so picky on her books im so glad we found this one!

I recently read this book when I was on a road trip, and it was so much fun, that even afterwards, I continued to binge read it. If this book can captivate my ADHD, that's amazing on it's own, but I also love how it has a strong message. Yes, this book is fun to read, but it also is an important one. It really shows what bullying can do to a person, and everyone else. It also teaches you to know who your friends are, and that you don't owe anyone who uses you anything. I 100 percent recommend this book to 4th graders and up. Gordon Korman really outdid himself with this one. If anyone is looking for a good book to curl up and read, or to read with a class, this is the book. ❤

14-year-old Chase wakes up in the hospital with no memory of the other people in the room. Chase had fallen from the roof of his home and ended up in a coma for 4 days. The concussion he got from his fall has caused his amnesia, and he doesn't remember anything about who he is. Returning to school and seeing how the other students react to him, he begins to realize that he might not have been a very good person and that his friends might not be good friends or good people either.Now Chase has the chance to start fresh. But, will Chase be able to change, or will he fall back to his old ways?This was such a good book. I really liked the differing POVs, as they allowed for a much fuller view of what's happening than if we only had Chase's POV. The introspection and character growth that most of the characters went through were really nice to see. The fact that not all of the characters changed for the better made the book even better because it's much more realistic. For a middle grades book, this story deals with some tough topics - bullying, friendship, integrity - but does so in a way that is not condescending.To read this book, I listened to the audiobook. Narrated by a full cast, with each major chapter being narrated by a different person - Jonathan Todd Ross, Laura Knight Keating, Ramon de Ocampo, Andy Paris, Suzy Jackson, Graham Halstead, John Kroft - I was surprised at how well it worked. The different narrators made it easy to follow whose POV we were currently in and added more to the story as a result. Even though I also own the ebook, I would choose to listen to the audiobook when I read the book again.Whichever method of consumption you choose, I am confident that you will enjoy this book.

It was so good.I did it for my book report and loved it because of how interesting it was.I hate reading but I loved that book and it is my favorite book now!

Absolutely loved this. I am a middle school ELA teacher and we started reading this book before the end of school. I was pulled in and finished reading it on my own!Chase Ambrose is a star football player who gets amnesia and has to figure out who he is.Definitely recommend for anyone really. It shows it affects of bullying as well as how people can change.

The book was super interesting for my kid and he finally put down his computer