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Operation Do-Over

Operation Do-Over

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  • Author：Gordon Korman
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Reviews

Dawn ，

Mason and Ty are best friends until a girl comes along。 They end their friendship over a disagreement over her。 Five years later， they have a run in and Mason ends up in trouble。 When he has a car accident later that day， he is transported back in time to right before the girl shows up。 Mason tries to change things so that he and Ty remain friends。OpinionThis book was super fun to read。 Time travel is such a cool concept and using it to fix a broken relationship lets students focus on what they Mason and Ty are best friends until a girl comes along。 They end their friendship over a disagreement over her。 Five years later， they have a run in and Mason ends up in trouble。 When he has a car accident later that day， he is transported back in time to right before the girl shows up。 Mason tries to change things so that he and Ty remain friends。OpinionThis book was super fun to read。 Time travel is such a cool concept and using it to fix a broken relationship lets students focus on what they would like to do over。 I can see this having a lot of reach with students。 Many thanks to Net Galley and Harper Collins for providing me with an ARC of this book。 。。。more

Reading is my Escape ，

*Thank you to NetGalley for the audio version of this ARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。* “I’m standing next to the bumper cars when the first bolt of lightning splits the sky and strikes the main transformer。” - first lineGordon Korman never disappoints。 Mason and Ty are best friends， more than that， they can practically read each other’s minds and are always together。 Until… Ava comes to their school in 7th grade。 The boys make a pact - that they compare to one made by the Klingons and Fe *Thank you to NetGalley for the audio version of this ARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。* “I’m standing next to the bumper cars when the first bolt of lightning splits the sky and strikes the main transformer。” - first lineGordon Korman never disappoints。 Mason and Ty are best friends， more than that， they can practically read each other’s minds and are always together。 Until… Ava comes to their school in 7th grade。 The boys make a pact - that they compare to one made by the Klingons and Federation - that neither of them will pursue Ava （they are both interested in her and don’t want to ruin their friendship）。 But， Ava is interested in Mason and after he breaks the pact， their friendship falls apart。 Fast forward to senior year where Mason and Ty barely speak to each other but both do a science project on time travel。 After a bizarre series of events， Mason wakes up in his 7th-grade body。 He doesn’t know how it happened， but he intends to avoid Ava and the friendship ending event at all costs。 As a 17-year mind old in a 7th-grade body， he has a lot to adjust to。 And he starts doing things differently。 Will he be able to save his friendship， his dog， or his parent’s marriage？ And will he ever get back to his “real time” or will he have to live all those years over again？？I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Mason is a likable character and his struggles are relatable。 I found myself rooting for him even as I cringed at the way he treated Ava in his desire to push her away and save his friendship with Ty。 His rudeness to Ava and his newfound interest in football threatens to drive a wedge between him and Ty anyway。 The reader starts to wonder if this friendship is destined to fall apart no matter what Mason does。 The end is satisfying and fun even though it doesn’t explain how or why everything happened。 I highly recommend this book to fans of time travel and Gordon Korman， especially books like Restart。 。。。more

Thomas ，

I've always wanted to read a book about a character who feels like he's screwed up his life and ends up going back in time by accident giving a chance to fix it。 And now I found out one of my favorite children's authors is writing a book with that premise！？ Awesome！ I knew I had to pick up Operation Do-Over， and it did not disappoint！ Another win from Gordon Korman。 I've always wanted to read a book about a character who feels like he's screwed up his life and ends up going back in time by accident giving a chance to fix it。 And now I found out one of my favorite children's authors is writing a book with that premise！？ Awesome！ I knew I had to pick up Operation Do-Over， and it did not disappoint！ Another win from Gordon Korman。 。。。more

Esther Keller ，

Mason’s life spirals out of control in 7th grade when he and his best friend like the same girl。 When a freak storm at the annual Harvest Fest leads to an innocent kiss that iis caught on camera， Mason and his best friend now become enemies。 5 years into the future events lead to Mason’s expulsion and a collision with a Furniture Truck sends Mason back in time as his 12-year-old self with the a chance to do it all over again。 Mason makes new choices that sets his life on a different path， one th Mason’s life spirals out of control in 7th grade when he and his best friend like the same girl。 When a freak storm at the annual Harvest Fest leads to an innocent kiss that iis caught on camera， Mason and his best friend now become enemies。 5 years into the future events lead to Mason’s expulsion and a collision with a Furniture Truck sends Mason back in time as his 12-year-old self with the a chance to do it all over again。 Mason makes new choices that sets his life on a different path， one that hopefully will save his friendship and his life。 Written in typical Gordon Korman humor， this title feels like a rush of event to even that that will leave readers with bated breathe as to what will happen next。 Will Mason make it back to the future and what will the future look like for him。 。。。more

TheNextGenLibrarian ，

This title is a mix of the movies Back To The Future and Big！⏰ Mason and Ty were best friends and science partners their whole life until a fight about the new girl drove a wedge between them in 7th grade that never healed。 Now high school seniors， Mason and Ty are enemies。 When Mason gets expelled for a fight with Ty he also gets in a car accident and winds up back in 7th grade， best friends with Ty again。 Will he be able to change the course of history and fix their friendship？🧪 I can always c This title is a mix of the movies Back To The Future and Big！⏰ Mason and Ty were best friends and science partners their whole life until a fight about the new girl drove a wedge between them in 7th grade that never healed。 Now high school seniors， Mason and Ty are enemies。 When Mason gets expelled for a fight with Ty he also gets in a car accident and winds up back in 7th grade， best friends with Ty again。 Will he be able to change the course of history and fix their friendship？🧪 I can always count on Gordon Korman for a great middle grade book and this one did not disappoint！ I love books that deal with What Ifs and time travel。 Such interesting concepts that kids and adults alike can ponder。CW: car accident， bullying， mild violence 。。。more

Shauna Morrison ，

This audiobook was a voicegalley so I cannot comment on the narration of the finished product。I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will recommend it to young readers and adults that enjoy a quick paced， sci-fi novel。 I love that Mason tried to make things right with Ty， the second time around and the Mason realized that not all events in life can be changed。 I also thought that it was great how introspective Mason was the second time around and that he realized he could be a better person。Highly r This audiobook was a voicegalley so I cannot comment on the narration of the finished product。I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will recommend it to young readers and adults that enjoy a quick paced， sci-fi novel。 I love that Mason tried to make things right with Ty， the second time around and the Mason realized that not all events in life can be changed。 I also thought that it was great how introspective Mason was the second time around and that he realized he could be a better person。Highly recommend and I can't wait to read another Gordon Korman novel。 。。。more

DaNae ，

As always， Korman in one of the most accessible writers for middle grade， even when he leans into social stereotypes and contrivance。 This one wrapped up a little to neatly for me。Popsugar # 47: A book featuring a parallel reality

Yvonne ，

First， thank you to NetGalley for the eArc in exchange for a fair and unbiased review。Gordon Korman。。。 need we say more？ This novel takes us on a journey through time and what could happen if we were to get a do-over in life。Our main characters， Mason and Ty， （self-described geeks/nerds） discovered each other pretty early on and have been best friends since forever。 They are the smartest kids in the class and do everthing together， including the Science Fair。 But along comes 7th grade and a new First， thank you to NetGalley for the eArc in exchange for a fair and unbiased review。Gordon Korman。。。 need we say more？ This novel takes us on a journey through time and what could happen if we were to get a do-over in life。Our main characters， Mason and Ty， （self-described geeks/nerds） discovered each other pretty early on and have been best friends since forever。 They are the smartest kids in the class and do everthing together， including the Science Fair。 But along comes 7th grade and a new girl。 A twist。。。 of course there had to be a twist。 As a result of the new girl things change between our 2 best friends， never to be the same again。 But。。。 events happen and Mason is thrown back in time， where he is given the chance to have a d0-over to see if he can reclaim his friendship。As always， Gordon doesn't disappoint。 We have a fast-paced story with memorable characters。 We have lessons to learn and we have a chance to make our world a better place。 。。。more

Mid-Continent Public Library ，

This new release from Gordon Korman has something for everyone: time travel， football （and a little track）， STEM， and a very G-rated love triangle。 What's not to like？ I think this may be my favorite from Korman。 There are elements of the movie "Big" （remember Zoltar？）， but in reverse。 Mason is seventeen with regrets and finds he has returned to being twelve。 Is his life flashing before his eyes？ Is he stuck in this new timeline forever？ What if he is stuck in an endless loop， doomed to repeat t This new release from Gordon Korman has something for everyone: time travel， football （and a little track）， STEM， and a very G-rated love triangle。 What's not to like？ I think this may be my favorite from Korman。 There are elements of the movie "Big" （remember Zoltar？）， but in reverse。 Mason is seventeen with regrets and finds he has returned to being twelve。 Is his life flashing before his eyes？ Is he stuck in this new timeline forever？ What if he is stuck in an endless loop， doomed to repeat the same five years of his life over and over？ Perhaps Mason will learn from the mistakes he made in the first time around。 If he chooses B instead of A， will the B outcome be a totally different life？ Hopefully not， there are some people and a certain dog named Rufus （you will love this big white fluffball） he would love to keep around。 *Reviewed by Darla from Red Bridge* 。。。more

Cris ，

I love the books Gordon Korman writes for YA and those young at heart！ In this tale， we have a “nerd” who throws himself back in time 5 years to middle school again。 It is trying to fix a friendship he has lost。 As he tried to heal some things he is concerned about how he could change the future forever。 I love the writing， the characters， and lessons taught！ Is there anything you would want to change？ Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Audio and Gordon Korman for the opportunity to preview this aud I love the books Gordon Korman writes for YA and those young at heart！ In this tale， we have a “nerd” who throws himself back in time 5 years to middle school again。 It is trying to fix a friendship he has lost。 As he tried to heal some things he is concerned about how he could change the future forever。 I love the writing， the characters， and lessons taught！ Is there anything you would want to change？ Thank you to NetGalley， Harper Audio and Gordon Korman for the opportunity to preview this audiobook！ 。。。more

Christie ，

Operation Do-Over will keep readers turning the pages because they will be so invested in finding out what the results of Mason’s do-over will be！ Who hasn’t wanted to find out if things would have gone differently if you had just chosen a over b or did this instead of that？ This book allows readers to explore that particular curiosity a bit。 The plot is intriguing and makes you wonder。 The concepts will encourage conversations about the hypothetical， what’s possible， and the consequences。 The e Operation Do-Over will keep readers turning the pages because they will be so invested in finding out what the results of Mason’s do-over will be！ Who hasn’t wanted to find out if things would have gone differently if you had just chosen a over b or did this instead of that？ This book allows readers to explore that particular curiosity a bit。 The plot is intriguing and makes you wonder。 The concepts will encourage conversations about the hypothetical， what’s possible， and the consequences。 The ending will warrant discussion。 Because it is a book with the potential to spark lots of conversations， it would work well for a book club or lit circle。 Like Korman has done time and time again， the characters are written in such a way that they are so interesting and they pull you into their world。 I’ll definitely be adding it to our collection。 I predict our copies will be just as work out and well-loved from high circulation as some of Korman’s other titles that fly off our shelves like Restart， Masterminds， and Slacker。 。。。more

Darla ，

This new release from Gordon Korman has something for everyone: time travel， football （and a little track）， STEM， and a very G-rated love triangle。 What's not to like？ I think this may be my favorite from Korman。 There are elements of the movie "Big" （remember Zoltar？）， but in reverse。 Mason is seventeen with regrets and finds he has returned to being twelve。 Is his life flashing before his eyes？ Is he stuck in this new timeline forever？ What if he is stuck in an endless loop， doomed to repeat t This new release from Gordon Korman has something for everyone: time travel， football （and a little track）， STEM， and a very G-rated love triangle。 What's not to like？ I think this may be my favorite from Korman。 There are elements of the movie "Big" （remember Zoltar？）， but in reverse。 Mason is seventeen with regrets and finds he has returned to being twelve。 Is his life flashing before his eyes？ Is he stuck in this new timeline forever？ What if he is stuck in an endless loop， doomed to repeat the same five years of his life over and over？ Perhaps Mason will learn from the mistakes he made in the first time around。 If he chooses B instead of A， will the B outcome be a totally different life？ Hopefully not， there are some people and a certain dog named Rufus （you will love this big white fluffball） he would love to keep around。 Thank you to Balzer + Bray and Edelweiss+ for a DRC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lacepaperlife ，

This was a fun book that many kids will enjoy I love the descriptive words used and found the ending to be a little surprising even for me！ I did not love that both characters who suffered with not fitting in gained popularity by joining sports teams。 Although I know that teambuilding is very important I don’t like the message of nerds needing to stop being quite so nerdy and putting themselves into sports teams to find acceptance。 This is why I probably would not recommend this book to a lot of This was a fun book that many kids will enjoy I love the descriptive words used and found the ending to be a little surprising even for me！ I did not love that both characters who suffered with not fitting in gained popularity by joining sports teams。 Although I know that teambuilding is very important I don’t like the message of nerds needing to stop being quite so nerdy and putting themselves into sports teams to find acceptance。 This is why I probably would not recommend this book to a lot of kids。 。。。more

Sarah ，

EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus My students and I cannot get enough of Gordon Korman’s stories。 He definitely knows the middle grade audience， and he keeps readers interested with relatable friendship and family problems。 In this case， the main character gets to experience time travel and possibly have a “do over”-by preventing a sequence of negative events from taking place。 However， this proves to be more difficult than he initially thought。 Great story！

Jessica ，

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC！ I felt like this book has a little Restart vibe， but it’s different for sure。 The overall storyline is cute and is a feel good title。 I believe my boys will like it。 The main character doesn’t seem the most mature or really aware of where his choices will lead as he goes through his adventures， but he does make some better choices。 I think there’s some weak parts in the narrative， but overall is a fun read for middle grade。 I enjoyed it， and it was a quick， fun r Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC！ I felt like this book has a little Restart vibe， but it’s different for sure。 The overall storyline is cute and is a feel good title。 I believe my boys will like it。 The main character doesn’t seem the most mature or really aware of where his choices will lead as he goes through his adventures， but he does make some better choices。 I think there’s some weak parts in the narrative， but overall is a fun read for middle grade。 I enjoyed it， and it was a quick， fun read。 。。。more

MookNana ，

Mason and Ty have had a special connection since their Gymboree days--the lasting， loyal， deeply connected kind of friendship most of us dream of having。 Everything changes in the 7th grade when a new girl， the most awesome girl ever， moves to town and both boys are enamored。 Five years later， their friendship in tatters， the consequences of that long-ago falling out spiral to destroy Mason's life。 When he suffers an accident and finds himself back in the 7th grade， can he avoid making the same Mason and Ty have had a special connection since their Gymboree days--the lasting， loyal， deeply connected kind of friendship most of us dream of having。 Everything changes in the 7th grade when a new girl， the most awesome girl ever， moves to town and both boys are enamored。 Five years later， their friendship in tatters， the consequences of that long-ago falling out spiral to destroy Mason's life。 When he suffers an accident and finds himself back in the 7th grade， can he avoid making the same mistakes？As with every Gordon Korman book， this is funny， brisk， and compellingly readable。 I've never read anything of his that wasn't absolutely absorbing and this is no exception。 This is such an interesting meditation on friendship， fate， confidence， and how much control we really do （and should） have over our worlds。 While the basic premise is familiar， the execution is unique--there were several beats and turns I had not anticipated。 In the end， the reader is left with much to ponder， which is the mark of a great book！Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review！ 。。。more

Trisha ，

Mason and Ty are best friends， that is until Ava showed up， and that messed up their relationship and lives in more ways than one。 But it is also a time when Mason gets his do over point to try and make things right not only with Ty， but with other things in his life。This is another awesome book by Mr。 Korman。 It has a meaning hidden in the story and maybe even a little time travel too。 This is a great book for even those reluctant of readers。

Ellen ，

Operation Do Over by Gordon KormanOperation Do Over has all the things that I have come to love and expect in a Gordon Korman book: an intriguing plot， fast pace， and great dialogue。 It’s the reason I recommend his books to the kids who come into my library。The story begins with 17-year-old Mason just at the moment his life is taken a turn for the worse。 It would be too much of a spoiler to say what happens to him， but I can say that he can trace it all back to something that happened when he wa Operation Do Over by Gordon KormanOperation Do Over has all the things that I have come to love and expect in a Gordon Korman book: an intriguing plot， fast pace， and great dialogue。 It’s the reason I recommend his books to the kids who come into my library。The story begins with 17-year-old Mason just at the moment his life is taken a turn for the worse。 It would be too much of a spoiler to say what happens to him， but I can say that he can trace it all back to something that happened when he was 12 years old。 And since the words “do over” appear in the title， readers can guess that perhaps something gets strange with the space-time continuum and Mason has the chance to see if he can go back and change how his life turned out。It’s an enjoyable， quick read， and kids will be intrigued to find out which decisions change his life and which ones don’t。 It can also prompt some thoughts and conversations about the nature of fate and what kinds of things we can change about our lives。I received an advance Net Galley copy of this in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Margaret ，

this was a fun little novel with the 2 buddies， a girl coming between them， and， wait， time travel？？？ fun！！ I enjoyed the way the MC dealt with his Back to the Future moments。 :）

Sue ，

This was a quick read。 Fun Sci-fi novel。 Very similar to "Restart" in many ways。 Great for students who are interested in time travel， science， and space。 You are left wondering if there is actual time travel or if he is dreaming for a while。 I thought it was cute。 A great option for Middle School readers。 A bit sappy for older kids I think。 This was a quick read。 Fun Sci-fi novel。 Very similar to "Restart" in many ways。 Great for students who are interested in time travel， science， and space。 You are left wondering if there is actual time travel or if he is dreaming for a while。 I thought it was cute。 A great option for Middle School readers。 A bit sappy for older kids I think。 。。。more

Ms。 Yingling ，

E ARC provided by EdelweissMason and Ty were destined to be best friends。 From a very young age， they shared many interests and character traits。 They were constantly together， and their families supported them; Mason's keeping nut free snacks for Ty and Ty's stocking the kind of chips that didn't irritate Mason。 When "the most awesome girl who ever lived" moves to town， both boys are smitten。 Their nerdy hearts thrill to her love of science and time travel， and she's just a nice person。 Even th E ARC provided by EdelweissMason and Ty were destined to be best friends。 From a very young age， they shared many interests and character traits。 They were constantly together， and their families supported them; Mason's keeping nut free snacks for Ty and Ty's stocking the kind of chips that didn't irritate Mason。 When "the most awesome girl who ever lived" moves to town， both boys are smitten。 Their nerdy hearts thrill to her love of science and time travel， and she's just a nice person。 Even though the sporty bullies Dominic and Miggy try to claim her， she decides to hang out with the friends， as well as Clarissa。 Mason and Ty realize that they both are interesteed in Ava， so they form a treaty， just like the Klingons and Romulans。 Neither will pursue her。 Unfortunately， this doesn't work very well， since Ava really likes Mason。 He tries to avoid her， but when the two end up at the Harvest Festival together during a horrible pop up storm， they are caught kissing on camera。 Ty sees the photo and that's the end of the friendship。 Fast forward five years: Mason is a senior， and a lot has happened in his life。 His parents have divorced， his beloved dog Rufus was killed while chasing a Roto-Rooter truck， and he and Ty are not friends。 After a fracas at school that ended in his favorite teacher being injured， Mason is expelled， and soon after is in a car accident。 When he wakes up， he's 12 again， and at a school sleepover to watch a meteor shower。 He is confused， but retains his memories of the intervening years。 He knows， for example， that Mason and Ty were the ones who snuck into the sleepover and poured hydrogen peroxide on some students。 Once he realizes he's stuck in the past， he tries to fix things。 He starts cleaning up after his father， training Rufus to ignore trucks， and steers clear of Ava as much as he can。 He even stands up to Dominic， flattening him with a tackle when he snatches Ty's back pack， and tries out for the football team in order to change his destiny。 It works for a while， but Ty becomes irritated at how mean Mason is to Ava。 After meeting Madame Zeynab， a local fortune teller， while out with the football team， Mason tries to find her again to eleaborate on why she thinks he has "two futures"。 The one event he tries desperately to avoid is the Harvest Fair， but he doesn't manage。 The events unfold too closely to the way they did the first time， despite all of his efforts。 Will he be able to salvage his relationship with Ty the second time around？This novel struck a chord in me， and is probably my favorite Korman title so far。 If I could go back to 8th grade and get a second chance， I would change just about everything about my entire life。 I identified very strongly with Clarissa， who is another smart girl， but one whom the boys don't like。 Her conversation with Mason in his second twirl through being 12 was heartbreaking， but I loved how Mason encouraged her to try out for the track team， and how her adversarial relationship with Ty shook out。 I also found it endearing and very realistic that Mason not only tried out for the football team in his second chance， but stayed on it into high school， despite his childhood clutziness。 Middle schoolers often explore different identities， but also often feel that they can't make any changes， so this was just interesting to see。 Ava was a fantastic characters who was smart， funny， and extremely kind。 It was hard to watch Mason be mean to her， even though his motives were clear。 There aren't as many books about boys' friendships as there should be， and it was heartwarming to see Ty and Mason's relationship。 Bonding over shared interests， they supported each other in school， and created their own safe space， away from the Dominics and Miggys of the world。 I loved seeing them in high school after Mason's trip to the past， but I don't want to ruin the ending！Korman always crafts intriguing， original stories with moments of humor and more realistic middle grade concerns。 Seeing Mason use his older perspective to try to deal with his friendship with Ty， parents' relationship problems and the loss of his beloved pet was fascinating， and addresses concerns that many children have。 Hand this to avid fans of this author's work， and to readers who enjoy Jordan Sonnenblick， Paul Acampora， and Dan Richards。 。。。more

Josephine Sorrell ，

I’m a huge fan of Gordon Korman and Operation Do Over did not disappoint。 Many equate this title to previous novel Restart but I didn't read that so this subject was brand new for me。 The thoughtful premise of this novel is the time travel narrative that examines the long-term impact of one’s actions。 Mason Rolle has shared a “two-brain hive mind” with Tyrus Ehrlich since elementary school。 They share the same sports phobia and a deep love of science and time travel。 Big changes occur when new g I’m a huge fan of Gordon Korman and Operation Do Over did not disappoint。 Many equate this title to previous novel Restart but I didn't read that so this subject was brand new for me。 The thoughtful premise of this novel is the time travel narrative that examines the long-term impact of one’s actions。 Mason Rolle has shared a “two-brain hive mind” with Tyrus Ehrlich since elementary school。 They share the same sports phobia and a deep love of science and time travel。 Big changes occur when new girl Ava Petrakis arrives from New York City and both boys develop crushes。 The guys make a pact to a “non-Ava treaty” to maintain their friendship。 But a terrible falling-out happens between them when Mason and Ava are caught in a photograph that ends up on the 7th grade chat。 Narration alternates between Mason at ages 12 and 17， until an incident sends 17-year-old Mason back to his 12-year-old body and life。 Given this opportunity for a do-over， he seeks to right wrongs as well as try new things that maybe could alter the bad things that happened during his middle school years。 I found the story engaging from start to finish。 It is filled with warmth and middle grade humor。 All my questions didn’t get answered but hey that’s ok since the book was so good。 I kind of feel that Korman left it open for a part two book in the lives of these friends。 Ages 8–12 。。。more

Kathleen ，

Here is another fantastic book my a beloved author！First， thank you NetGalley for providing me with this galley。 Thank you Gordon Korman for writing this。Without giving spoilers， I would recommend this to all middle schoolers and anyone who loves Korman's books， especially Restart。 I like that there is the play between is this really a sci-fi book， or realistic？ Similar to Restart， the main character gets an opportunity for a do-over of past events。 While in Restart， the opportunity is in "curre Here is another fantastic book my a beloved author！First， thank you NetGalley for providing me with this galley。 Thank you Gordon Korman for writing this。Without giving spoilers， I would recommend this to all middle schoolers and anyone who loves Korman's books， especially Restart。 I like that there is the play between is this really a sci-fi book， or realistic？ Similar to Restart， the main character gets an opportunity for a do-over of past events。 While in Restart， the opportunity is in "current-time"， this time the main character is somehow transported back to his 12-year-old。 What would you do if you could redo the biggest mistake of your life five years ago？ CAN you stop it， or is it fated to happen？My favorite quote from the book is "Good things happen when you get out of your comfort zone and try stuff。" I feel like this is a great nugget that explains one of the themes in the book。 Of course， there are several other relatable themes of friendship， bullies， and more。I hope to see this nominated for more awards as it is released！ 。。。more

Mrs。 Dittmer ，

I was able to listen to this audiobook as an ARC from NetGalley。 Mason is a seventeen year old who has had a falling out with his best friend， Ty， over a girl。 One day he wakes up after a car wreck and is 12 again。 He has a chance to make things right with his best friend， but will his pull to the girl still be an obstacle？ This delightful book is a fun read with great messages about friendship and fitting in。 I would strongly recommend this for any middle or high school。

LS Johnson ，

I’m thankful to Harper Collins and Net Galley for an audio copy of this book。 If you like Gordon Korman’s writing， you will enjoy this book。 There is a lot similar to his previous book， RESTART， which I liked much better than this one。 This one was missing the emotional connections that I felt with the characters in RESTART。 I’m glad that the end of the book showed acceptance of the main characters， but I wish they were acceptable just because they were science nerds。

Janis Kay ，

I've never read Gordon Korman before。 The kids I work with have all read at least one of his books and he's a fairly popular author， so I figured I'd give his new one a shot。 I was not disappointed！Time travel is not a theme I jive with usually， but I decided to play along and see how this did its thing。 It was a bit trippy at the beginning -I felt tugged in 2 different directions as Mason's life ticked down to both the Incident and Accident at the same time。 I get it， but I don't know if all th I've never read Gordon Korman before。 The kids I work with have all read at least one of his books and he's a fairly popular author， so I figured I'd give his new one a shot。 I was not disappointed！Time travel is not a theme I jive with usually， but I decided to play along and see how this did its thing。 It was a bit trippy at the beginning -I felt tugged in 2 different directions as Mason's life ticked down to both the Incident and Accident at the same time。 I get it， but I don't know if all those chapters were completely necessary to lead into him careening back in time for the foreseeable future （haha the worst pun）。 Once in the past， we 'watch' Mason go through with his painstaking -sometimes literally- Stay Away From Ava Plan。 You'll have to read to experience his frustrations and triumphs。Getting into theme: Needless to say， Mason does things a bit quite differently。 Some might say that him finding a new confidence in himself via sports is a push to get geeky/nerdy kids to "get out of their comfort zone"， "get a backbone" and move up the social ladder; but I disagree。 As far as the story is concerned， it was an escape tactic that he decided to make the most of and started to enjoy。 Would I want a geeky/nerdy kid to choose sports for this line of reasoning？ I'd question their sanity。 However， I do think that all kids need a taste of sports （not PE） for experience points。 Mason found a confidence in himself that he didn't know he had the first time around thanks to football。 Personally: I played soccer from age 6， had no social confidence or friends， but I was a decent enough player that gave me a love for it and a confidence in myself that was lacking everywhere else。 Mason and Clarisse found the sports kids weren't that bad， they were stronger than they thought， their friends supported them， and team camaraderie a fun experience -I think a lot of geeky/nerdy kids would， too:） The ending was。。。 It wasn't bad， but it wasn't exactly the best。 I would've preferred a different time-warp outcome。 The spoilers make more sense if you read the book， fyi， but I couldn't not put this in as I write about what frustrates me。 （view spoiler）[Rather than realize he finally came back， I would've preferred a somewhat seamless transfer into his "new present"。 He's wigged out for a hot minute and then his "new memories" dawn on him （so， he'd have 10 years worth of memories now）。 I don't know about you， but -if I were a guy- I'd hate to forget when I asked the girl I've liked for so long to be my girlfriend and all those other 'firsts'。 My humble opinion。 The last little bit was entirely unnecessary as there was nothing to tie this back to before the time-warp happened。 Was that supposed to make this more acid trip-like or imply something else was afoot all along and not give any more depth to it？ （hide spoiler）] You're probably like， "she sounds like she was disappointed"。 I actually really enjoyed the writing style， storytelling voice， characters， and humor。 I think kids will really enjoy this crazy -literal- ride down memory lane， complete with detours lol。 This has been ordered for my collection。*Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins for this eARC。 All opinions expressed are my own。* 。。。more

Mel ，

This review is based on the Netgalley copy:After the acclaimed book， "Restart，" where the protagonist's amnesia allows him to reevaluate and rectify past mistakes， Gordon Korman dips into science fiction （well， a science fiction trope by way of an unexplained magical occurrence） where his protagonist， Mason， gets to reevaluate and rectify his past mistakes。。。by actually time traveling into the past。 Five years ago， an unspoken love triangle became a wedge that separated Mason and his best friend This review is based on the Netgalley copy:After the acclaimed book， "Restart，" where the protagonist's amnesia allows him to reevaluate and rectify past mistakes， Gordon Korman dips into science fiction （well， a science fiction trope by way of an unexplained magical occurrence） where his protagonist， Mason， gets to reevaluate and rectify his past mistakes。。。by actually time traveling into the past。 Five years ago， an unspoken love triangle became a wedge that separated Mason and his best friend since preK， Ty， to which they never recovered。 So when Mason's life spirals out of orbit and he lands back into his twelve year old body， he has the chance to make a second run at fixing his biggest regrets。 First one on the list？ Make sure he and Ty stay friends。I compared this to "Restart" as a compliment。 While loving his more antic filled stories， the standouts manage to balance a deeper dive into his character's flaws along with comedic digressions。 For example， the cover's shaggy dog plays a significant role in Mason's journey and is both touching and hilarious。 There is also a great subplot on how some things can't be fixed even with hindsight and that isn't a bad thing。 I would say the side plots were actually stronger than the main one， as Mason's seventeen year old mindset strains to connect with the past version of Ty。 I also want to point out that the writing is very sensitive and sidesteps time traveler Mason having a crush on the girl he was besotted with at twelve。， because that kind of complicated relationship would completely overshadow what is otherwise a light story of self-discovery。 The part that Mason has the option to either relive his life as Path A and diverges so totally into Path B could be very refreshing but also a case of subverted expectations。 In terms of finding the right audience I would point out the focus on romance， even if it's mostly through strenuous attempts to avoid it， may not make it an instant read from younger kids who prefer their middle grade strictly platonic。 And， despite the main characters all being deeply invested science nerds， a lot of Mason's second attempt at improving his life focuses on sports instead of astronomy， so there are some great scientific observations sprinkled throughout the book but it is not a STEM heavy title。 。。。more

Shane Harcombe ，

Unsurprisingly， this gave me very similar vibes to Korman's other novel， Restart。 While it uses the mechanism of time travel instead of amnesia， the main premise is still a character trying to avoid the mistakes of the past。This was an interesting premise and it was tricky to see where the plot was going。 Overall I enjoyed the book and I loved the description of Mason and Ty 's friendship （although some of their personal decisions were questionable）。 It ended up giving me a surprise near the end Unsurprisingly， this gave me very similar vibes to Korman's other novel， Restart。 While it uses the mechanism of time travel instead of amnesia， the main premise is still a character trying to avoid the mistakes of the past。This was an interesting premise and it was tricky to see where the plot was going。 Overall I enjoyed the book and I loved the description of Mason and Ty 's friendship （although some of their personal decisions were questionable）。 It ended up giving me a surprise near the end， with the story not resolving in the way I expected。 On reflection， i'm not sure whether I liked the resolution。 （I can't really explain why without giving spoilers）。 One other element I wasn't sure about - I felt there was an underlying message that nerds need to stop being nerds and "put themselves out there"。 Both Mason and Clarisse achieve increased popularity by joining sports teams。 I don't want to encourage kids who are into science， maths， reading and learning in general to try and change themselves to find popularity or happiness。 I want to encourage them to be confident in themselves and in the things they enjoy， regardless of what others think。This was enjoyable， but not as strong for me as some of Korman's other novels。 。。。more

Jennifer Hottinger ，

Students will love the humor and time travel！

Christine ，

Gordon Korman does it again！ Great characters， great story！