READER’S FORUM

May 21, 2026 at 02:31 pm Reply

Carmyn

Dear Mr. Korman,

I love Restart so much and so does my class. I hope you have fun reading and writing your books. I also hope you love reading and writing back to all us. We all love your book so much and this is my favorite book out of all the ones we have read in our school year . But you know what would make it better ...a MOVIE me and my whole class really want you to make a movie to restart because we believe that it would be an amazing movie. We love reading and answering questions about it and whenever we read it we always beg our teacher to read one more chapter. Sometimes it actually works!!! I have a few questions for you. What is the favorite book that you wrote and why? How did you come up with the idea of Restart?What is the most meaningful book to you? And lastly please make a movie for Restart.

Love,

Carmyn
May 22, 2026 at 03:42 am Reply

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Hi,Carmyn,

I do have fun writing my books, and RESTART was a HEAP of fun! The most meaningful of all my books is probably the one I'm proudest of, my 100th publication, THE FORT. The idea for RESTART came from the same place I get all my plots and characters -- a lot of thinking and plotting. No big mysery; it's just work.

Best, -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi,Carmyn,

I do have fun writing my books, and RESTART was a HEAP of fun! The most meaningful of all my books is probably the one I'm proudest of, my 100th publication, THE FORT. The idea for RESTART came from the same place I get all my plots and characters -- a lot of thinking and plotting. No big mysery; it's just work.

Best, -----Gordon Korman-----
June 27, 2026 at 06:41 pm Reply

Diego

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Totally agree! I just started reading it (page 44) incredible writing and message! It feels like a philosophy lesson. About the meaning of people's self perception, and how everyone on perception defines reality!

I am mindblown of how much I am learning about how people interact with each other.
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Totally agree! I just started reading it (page 44) incredible writing and message! It feels like a philosophy lesson. About the meaning of people's self perception, and how everyone on perception defines reality!

I am mindblown of how much I am learning about how people interact with each other.
June 28, 2026 at 02:28 am Reply

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Hi, Diego,

Great! I'm glad the book is going over well with you. I hope you'll want to go on to many more of the titles on my long list -- the new one coming out next month, SLEEPLESS, will be Book # 108!

Thanks for posting. I appreciate your comments. -----Gordon Korman-----
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Hi, Diego,

Great! I'm glad the book is going over well with you. I hope you'll want to go on to many more of the titles on my long list -- the new one coming out next month, SLEEPLESS, will be Book # 108!

Thanks for posting. I appreciate your comments. -----Gordon Korman-----