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Chase s memory just went out the window.Chase doesn t remember falling off the roof He doesn t remember hitting his head He doesn t, in fact, remember anything He wakes up in a hospital room and suddenly has to learn his whole life all over again starting with his own name.He knows he s Chase But who is Chase When he gets back to school, he sees that different kids have very different reactions to his return.Some kids treat him like a hero Some kids are clearly afraid of him.One girl in particular is so angry with him that she pours her frozen yogurt on his head the first chance she gets.Pretty soon, it s not only a question of who Chase is it s a question of who he was and who he s going to be From the 1 bestselling author of Swindle and Slacker, Restart is the spectacular story of a kid with a messy past who has to figure out what it means to get a clean start. Best Download Books Restart by Gordon Korman – kino-fada.fr DUDE THIS BOOK WHERE TO EVEN START I went into this expecting a light, fluffy, and kinda boring middle grade novel, but I was pleasantly surprised This was SO SO SO fun but also very engaging and complex for an MG book For starters, this book drew on a A LOT of elements The author had a lot to work with to make his story multifaceted I thought this was just going to be about school life, but nooope SO MANY OTHER ELEMENTS It is about school life, but it s also about history, family, Y DUDE THIS BOOK WHERE TO EVEN START I went into this expecting a light, fluffy, and kinda boring middle grade novel, but I was pleasantly surprised This was SO SO SO fun but also very engaging and complex for an MG book For starters, this book drew on a A LOT of elements The author had a lot to work with to make his story multifaceted I thought this was just going to be about school life, but nooope SO MANY OTHER ELEMENTS It is about school life, but it s also about history, family, YouTube, nursing homes, sports, a medal, amnesia, and change The author brought every element together to form a smooth, breathtaking plot I didn t see a lot of the events coming, but it was all tied together SO WELL The ending was brilliant and th...all about second chances how in the end its always our choice who what we want to be.Good stuff Character voiceIt seems to be a favorite thing of Gordon Korman s to work the split POV thing as much as possible And one of the key things on that is making sure all of your characters have distinct voices, which he does an amazing job at.The musical genius is remarking on how the door squeaks an F Someone uses a lot of parenthesis and the filmmaker kid is always keeping up the narration stream on his own life events .Off the top of my head, I think he had about 3 main narra Good stuff Char...Copy provided by publisher at ALAChase has fallen off the roof of his house and can t remember anything Not his mother, not his best friends, and not his school The concussion he has sustained keeps him out of playing football, which makes his father a former jock himself unhappy Chase doesn t mind His friends Bear and Ambrose aren t the nicest guys the three have done something Chase does not remember that has led them to be sentenced to do community service at a retirement facility Th Copy provided by publisher at ALAChase has fallen off the roof of his house and can t remember anything Not his mother, not his best friends, and not his school The concussion he has sustained keeps him out of playing football, which makes his father a former jock himself unhappy Chase doesn t mind His friends Bear and Ambrose aren t the nicest guys the three have done something Chase does not remember that has led them to...What would it be like to start over What if you were a bully extraordinaire and everyone was scared to face you in the school hall What if you were a talented football star who suddenly is forced to stand on the sidelines and watch your friends play without you All this, andMOREhappens to Chase Ambrose During one of his outrageous escapades, he falls off the roof of his house and suffers injuries In time, his physical injuries will heal, but most distressing is his Acute Retro Grade Amn What would it be like to start over What if you were a bully extraordinaire and everyone was scared to face you in the school hall What if you were a talented football star who suddenly is forced to stand on the sidelines and watch your friends play without you All this, andMOREhappens to Chase Ambrose During one of his outrageous escapades, he falls off the roof of his house and suffers injuries I...This was a fantastic read I started it late one afternoon and kept reading until I finished it that same night The premise a bully falls off a roof, gets amnesia, and becomes a better person is fantastic It begs the reader to consider the big questions of if people can really change, what makes a person who they are, and how many second chances one gets in life.Chase Ambrose has no idea who he is When he wakes up in the hospital after falling off of his roof, he doesn t know his name, his This was a fantastic read I started it late one afternoon and kept reading until I finished it that same night The premise a bully falls off a roof, gets amnesia, and becomes a better person is fantastic It begs the reader to consider the big questions of if people can really change, what makes a person who they are, and how many second chances one gets in life.Chase Ambrose has no idea who he is When he wakes up in the...As a high schooler, I generally think Gordon Korman, while excellent, is too juvenile of a writer for me to seriously enjoy at this point So when my ten year old sister raved about it and incessantly recommended it to me, I was very skeptical However, this book pleasantly surprised me It took on a lot of tough topics like bullying, injury, and self image, while simultaneously keeping it light hearted Plus, there were enough twists to keep ...I don t know how Gordon Korman does it He cranks out so many book each year, but they still display a high level of writing and thought He respects middle grade years and gives them great stories This one is a quick read about an awful bully who gets a brain injury, which results in...First of all let me confess I have a bit of a celebrity crush on the author Gordon Korman because I have never not liked one of his books This story is no exception The author Korman takes a very serious topic, bullying, and shows how people can change from being a bully to not Granted, in this situation Chase Ambrose doesn t ever remember being a bully because he has amnesia I loved how the author showed Chase s struggle After the fall, Chase is this new kid, a kind person, yet most others First of all let me confess I have a bit of a celebrity crush on the author Gordon Korman because I have never not...Another Gordon Korman book, only a littleserious than usual That s really all you need to know.Korman brings his patented multiple viewpoints style to a story about a bully seeking redemption and self identity It s a little heavier than stylistically similar books like No More Dead Dogs, Ungifted and Schooled, but only just Korman s strengths tight plotting, character arcs, strong pacing, narrative voice are in evidence as always A few minor complaints The bullying was very G rated Another Gordon Korman book, only a littleserious than usual That s really all you need to know.Korman brings his patented multiple viewpoints style to a story about a bully seeking redemption and self identity It s a little heavier than stylistically similar books like No More Dead Dogs, Ungifted and Schooled, but only just Korman s strengths tight p...

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  • English
  • 16 December 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages
  • 1338053779
  • Gordon Korman
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