Restart Paperback – 27 Mar. 2018

A really fun, enjoyable read with a strong positive message of how it’s possible for anyone to turn their life around for the better

Bought as a prezzie

The story is good. The condition extremely poor.

I am a little disappointed with this book. It did not meet my expectations at all, and I felt like Alpha-rat - Chase - got off way too easy.I realize that he has amnesia, and that with his memory of the past gone, he's a changed person, but I could not sympathize with him the way others did, and definitely would not as fast as everyone did. Perhaps I'm not the intended audience for this book, but I felt the writing was very simplistic, the notion of bullying was brushed over and not taken as seriously as I hoped it would be.We have two horrible bullies, and a third bully who was the worst of them all but had lost his memory. When I say bully, I don't mean picking on someone or calling them names or shoving them around. No, this was more serious. This was getting people hurt, getting them almost killed, kind of bullying. Yet, it's always covered up by the school, by the parents, by the administrators at school - only because Chase is a star football player. He comes back from his accident and is Mr. Nice Guy and within moments everyone is ready to give him a chance and actually "like" him and forgive him for his past behavior. The ending, with the courtroom scene, and everyone standing by him was super cliché and unrealistic, in my opinion.I'm not condemning him. I'm sure he DID change. But I would've liked to see more of a character development, a deeper sense of emotion and justice playing out. This was easy. Way too easy.Sorry. Not a fan.

My 10 year old daughter absolutely loved this book! She couldn’t put it down and read through it in very little time. She found the story line engaging and fun and couldn’t wait to share it with me.

Se compró para la escuela que así lo pidió, el libro llegó en tiempo y forma.

Restart is a delightful book! Well written, with perfect changes on point of view, and an amazing way to show the reads that miracles do happen!

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.

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