Restart

The amazing New York Times bestseller about what you can do when life gives you a second chance.

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.
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256 pages

Average rating: 7.92

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Hartfullofbooks
Dec 10, 2023
8/10 stars
I read this book with my fifth graders as a whole group read aloud and they absolutely loved it. Chase was a horrendous bully before falling off his which puts him in a coma. When he wakes up it’s revealed he has amnesia and this begins his journey of discovering who he used to be and who he now wants to be. This was an excellent read aloud for the beginning of the year because it talks about self-control, bullying, and how our actions affect m...read more
E Clou
May 10, 2023
8/10 stars
I thought this was a really fun book for middle schoolers. Yes, it has a lot of lessons about being a good person and correcting past mistakes, and also about making and maintaining friends. You hardly notice all the morals it's packed with though because it's just a delight to read. It feels very modern with some of the kids trying to be Youtube stars as well. My kids dream of being Youtube stars all the time.
Anonymous
Apr 26, 2023
10/10 stars
Hold up.
Am I about to rate a middle grade book FIVE stars?



I read good things about this book/author, so I thought I would impress my fifth grade daughter by buying it and offering to lend it to her after I read it. Joke was on me, as it turned out she read it at school last year. Who's the lame one now? Yep. Me.

I cannot believe how much I loved this sweet story about an eighth grade bully who falls, konks his head, and gets amnesia. Chase gets...read more
aubreyyyy64
May 22, 2022
10/10 stars
Overall an amazing book and have read it a few times. You should read it if you like a mystery about a tragic thing.

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