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Hi, Mrs. Ethredge & SMS Students!

Thanks for posting. I’ll try to answer all your questions.

1. RESTART refers to the fact that Chase is enabled to re-start his life. DO-OVER would have been another possible title.

2. Bullying was just the choice I made based on the pre-planned plot. I suppose it could have been another social issue, but then it would have been a different book, right?

3. The trauma was necessary for the amnesia. I needed Chase to forget the person he was so that he could become someone different. His accident was the fastest and most convenient way to accomplish that.

4. The information/idea for the book was all mine. The only research necessary was to learn about the nature of memory in general and amnesia in particular.

5. I believe that a great many retirement homes have people doing community service by volunteering there. (And if there aren’t any, there should be! Old people are a terrific resource in helping to set young people on the right path.)

OK? Thanks, people! Keep reading!                                      —–Gordon Korman—–