READER’S FORUM

May 22, 2026 at 02:08 pm Reply

leo

Dear mr.korman

     My class just read your book restart so i have a few questions for you my first question about

     restart is why did you make chases dad so grumpy and football driven i would think to add more craziness to this story. My second question is why were Aaron and Bear not in the court room. I was so surprised they were like the only ones that were not there. My third question is where does the story take place. I was trying to figure it out but I just couldn't figure it out. Ok this is my last question: is there ever going to be a sequel to restart? Ok now i need to tell you how good you are at writing so thanks you for reading this letter

              —leo
May 22, 2026 at 02:18 pm Reply

object(stdClass)#575 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32911" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-05-22 14:18:50" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-22 14:18:50" ["post_content"]=> string(889) "
Hi, Leo,

Thanks for posting. I'll try to answer yur questons.

Chase's Dad was the way he was because it was part of the explanation of why the parents were divorced, and why Chase felt the way he did about fotball. Every character's personality suited the entirety of the story. Aaron and Bear would not have been in the courtroom because they would not have supported Chase, first of all. nd also because they wouldn't have wanted any of their behavior to come up in conversation -- remember that they were pretty bad kids. The story takes place in a fictional city, which is why you can't find it. And right now, I haven't planned a sequel to RESTART, bu I won't rule it out. (This is an indefinite maybe!)

Glad you enjoyed the book. I hope you'll read more of my work. -----Gordon Korman-----
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-12343" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2026-05-22 14:18:50" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-22 14:18:50" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "32910" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-12343" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }

Hi, Leo,

Thanks for posting. I'll try to answer yur questons.

Chase's Dad was the way he was because it was part of the explanation of why the parents were divorced, and why Chase felt the way he did about fotball. Every character's personality suited the entirety of the story. Aaron and Bear would not have been in the courtroom because they would not have supported Chase, first of all. nd also because they wouldn't have wanted any of their behavior to come up in conversation -- remember that they were pretty bad kids. The story takes place in a fictional city, which is why you can't find it. And right now, I haven't planned a sequel to RESTART, bu I won't rule it out. (This is an indefinite maybe!)

Glad you enjoyed the book. I hope you'll read more of my work. -----Gordon Korman-----
May 23, 2026 at 11:24 pm Reply

Sara

object(stdClass)#550 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32920" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-05-23 23:24:54" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-23 23:24:54" ["post_content"]=> string(555) "
There’s a Hiawassee, GA. Take a look. Its Wikipedia page even mentions, “Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.”
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-12370" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2026-05-23 23:24:54" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-23 23:24:54" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "32910" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-12370" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }

There’s a Hiawassee, GA. Take a look. Its Wikipedia page even mentions, “Hiawassee is also known in the novel "Restart" by Gordon Korman.”
May 24, 2026 at 02:30 am Reply

object(stdClass)#546 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32922" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 02:30:03" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 02:30:03" ["post_content"]=> string(400) "
Hi, Sara,

Really? I made Wikipedia? I'm not certain if I picked the name on purpose because knew the town existed, or if I just liked the name. --GK--
" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-12371" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 02:30:03" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 02:30:03" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "32910" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-12371" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }

Hi, Sara,

Really? I made Wikipedia? I'm not certain if I picked the name on purpose because knew the town existed, or if I just liked the name. --GK--
May 24, 2026 at 11:29 am Reply

Sara

object(stdClass)#578 (23) { ["ID"]=> string(5) "32924" ["post_author"]=> string(1) "3" ["post_date"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 11:29:54" ["post_date_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 11:29:54" ["post_content"]=> string(314) "
Hi Gordon,

You can take a look at this page yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawassee,_Georgia

The reference to Restart is in the first paragraph.

Sara

" ["post_title"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_excerpt"]=> string(0) "" ["post_status"]=> string(7) "publish" ["comment_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["ping_status"]=> string(6) "closed" ["post_password"]=> string(0) "" ["post_name"]=> string(11) "reply-12373" ["to_ping"]=> string(0) "" ["pinged"]=> string(0) "" ["post_modified"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 11:29:54" ["post_modified_gmt"]=> string(19) "2026-05-24 11:29:54" ["post_content_filtered"]=> string(0) "" ["post_parent"]=> string(5) "32910" ["guid"]=> string(42) "https://gordonkorman.com/reply/reply-12373" ["menu_order"]=> string(1) "0" ["post_type"]=> string(5) "reply" ["post_mime_type"]=> string(0) "" ["comment_count"]=> string(1) "0" }

Hi Gordon,

You can take a look at this page yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawassee,_Georgia

The reference to Restart is in the first paragraph.

Sara