Operation Do-Over

By Gordon Korman

A freak accident gives Mason a chance to rewrite his past and save his friendship. Can he change fate?

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304 pages· 54,617 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Mason's life took a nosedive after a fight with his best friend, Ty, over a new girl. A freak accident sends him back to seventh grade, before the fallout. With his parents still together and his dog alive, Mason seizes this second chance to mend his friendship and try new things. But can he avoid the mistakes that led to his life's implosion, or is history doomed to repeat itself? As he navigates old challenges with new insights, Mason must decide if he can truly change the past or if some events are inevitable.

From the publisher

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious new high-concept friendship story in the vein of Back to the Future. Perfect for fans of Korman’s Restart. Mason and Ty were once the very best of friends, like two nerdy sides of the same coin . . . until seventh grade, when Ava Petrakis came along. Now Mason can trace everything bad in his life to that terrible fight they had over the new girl. The one thing he’d give anything for is a do-over. But that can’t happen in real life–can it?As a science kid, Mason knows do-overs are impossible, so he can’t believe it when he wakes up from a freak accident and finds himself magically transported back to seventh grade. His parents aren’t yet divorced and his beloved sheepdog is still alive. Best of all, he and Ty haven’t had their falling-out yet.It makes no logical sense, but Mason is determined to use this second chance to not only save his friendship (and his dog!) but do other things differently–like trying out for the football team and giving new friends a chance. There’s just one person he’ll be avoiding at all costs: Ava. But despite his best efforts, will he be able to stop the chain of events that made his previous life implode?

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