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January 19, 2026 at 11:26 pm Reply

Juliette

Gordon,

Since Chase was a bad kid, but then he got amnesia and turned into a good kid, does that mean that if you are already a good kid and you get amnesia, you will turn into a bad kid?

Juliette aged 9
January 20, 2026 at 03:37 am Reply

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Hi,Juliette,

Thanks for posting. Good question. The fall didn't turn Chase into a "good kid." He probably always was a good kid who just hung out with bad company. After the fall, he forgot what he was like, and turned out to be a nice guy, right? So a good kid falling on his head wouln't necessarily turn into a bad kid. The fall had nothing to do with the change. It was the memory loss that did the trick.

OK? Thanks again, Juliette! -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi,Juliette,

Thanks for posting. Good question. The fall didn't turn Chase into a "good kid." He probably always was a good kid who just hung out with bad company. After the fall, he forgot what he was like, and turned out to be a nice guy, right? So a good kid falling on his head wouln't necessarily turn into a bad kid. The fall had nothing to do with the change. It was the memory loss that did the trick.

OK? Thanks again, Juliette! -----Gordon Korman-----
January 22, 2026 at 09:36 pm Reply

Daniel Cheng

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Doesn't amnesia cause memory loss
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Doesn't amnesia cause memory loss
January 23, 2026 at 03:14 am Reply

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Hi, Daniel,

Amnesia IS memory loss, in this case caused by head trauma. --GK--
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Hi, Daniel,

Amnesia IS memory loss, in this case caused by head trauma. --GK--