Restart
Chase Ambrose, an 8th grade bully has the chance to restart his life after a great, big fall that made him lose his memory.As he tries to rebuild his life he finds out about all the horrible things he has done and does not like that version of himself so he decides to make a change.But others cannot trust his new life.Will Chase be able to gain trust from others or will he never be forgiven?
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Chase Ambrose falls off his roof and wakes up with no memory of who he is. As he goes back to school, his old victims and old friends fill him in, and he has to choose what kind of kid to become.
Restart is middle grade, recommended for readers 9 to 13. The premise of a former bully waking up with amnesia and trying to figure out who he was makes it widely used in middle school classrooms.
Restart is a standalone, but Gordon Korman has written other middle-grade novels exploring similar themes of identity, redemption, and social dynamics, including Slacker and Schooled.
Restart was written by Gordon Korman, published in 2017 by Scholastic Press.
Restart is 256 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Restart takes most readers 4 to 6 hours to finish.
Restart is a standalone novel by Gordon Korman, not part of a series.
Restart is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
