Restart

Every one of these has the same answer, and that is the point. In a real battle the question is read aloud with a dozen other books in play, and students have a few seconds to place it. Here is what a battle might ask about Restart. Use them as a quiz, a trivia round, or BOTB practice.

1. 1

   Early in the book

   In what book is a boy's only memory a little girl in a blue dress with white lace?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   When Chase tries to recall anything from before his coma, the only image that surfaces is a mysterious little blond girl in a blue dress trimmed with white lace. This single memory becomes a recurring thread throughout the story as Chase tries to figure out who she is.

2. 2

   First half

   In what book does a father yell, "What kind of tackling is that?" while his daughter plays with Barbies?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   At the football scrimmage, Chase's dad grows angrier with every bad play, ranting about tackling, blocking, and the quarterback. Meanwhile Helene has spread out an impressive array of dollhouse furniture on the bleachers and plays with her Barbies, completely ignoring the game.

3. 3

   First half

   In what book does a boy secretly slide a twenty-dollar bill under an elderly woman's door to replace stolen money?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   After Bear takes the twenty from Mrs. Swanson, Chase runs back to Portland Street and slides his own twenty under her door. He figures she'll assume she dropped it. It costs him his own money, but it lets him sleep at night.

4. 4

   Second half

   In what book does a boy get buried under dogs licking syrup off him after a video stunt?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   After Brendan crashes into the leaf pile wearing a syrup-coated Morphsuit, every dog in the park charges him and starts licking the sticky syrup. He can't skate away because his Rollerblade wheels are jammed with syrup-soaked leaves. Chase keeps filming the whole time.

5. 5

   Second half

   In what book does an old man string a necklace out of all the gout pills he refuses to take?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   Mr. Solway insists he doesn't have gout and refuses to take his medication. He plans to string the pills into a necklace and give it as a going-away present to Nurse Duncan when he drives her so crazy that she quits.

6. 6

   Near the end

   In what book do teammates spill a boy's drink over and over to punish him for not wearing pads?

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   Restart by Gordon Korman

   During Chase's first week back on the football team, he has to practice in shorts and a T-shirt because of non-contact rules. His teammates constantly jostle his elbow at the Gatorade bucket so every drink spills down his leg. He ends up borderline dehydrated and drinking from the bathroom sink.