Fragments [Paperback]

Jeffry W. Johnston (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 9, 2007

Ever since the accident, Chase feels shattered. He can't remember that night, and everyone's treating him like a broken freak. He just wants things to go back to normal. So when he starts getting flashes of memory, he's relieved. He's sure once he remembers everything, he can put the crash behind him and start over.

But when the flashes reveal another memory, Chase starts to panic. He's desperate to leave his ugly past behind. But if he wants to put the pieces together once and for all, he must face the truth about who he is . . . and what he has done.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jeffry W. Johnston has published approximately thirty-five short stories in the fields of horror, mystery, fantasy, religious/inspirational, children's, and young-adult fiction. He has also written articles and a monthly column for Rodale Inc. Before that, he worked for the Bethlehem Globe Times, writing feature articles on theater and reviews of local plays. He has also written film reviews.

Jeff lives in Broomall, Pennsylvania, with his minister wife, Janet Moore, and their eight-year-old son.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Simon Pulse; Original edition (January 9, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416924868
• ISBN-13: 978-1416924869
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Courtesy of Teens Read Too, January 7, 2007

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TeensReadToo "Eat. Drink. Read. Be Merrier." (All Over the US & Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fragments (Paperback)

FRAGMENTS begins with all of the things a good book should: tension, problems, and many questions. Chase is a junior at a new school, recently discharged from a long hospital stay after a car accident, and struggles with the loss of his memory. His older brother sneaks into the house to see him, but Chase is told to keep his visit a secret. And that's all in the first four pages!

Readers immediately care for Chase and want him to be able to find some peace. As he deals with all of the issues and struggles to grab hold of fragments of memories as they pop into his head, you, too, want to know what happened the night of the car accident. Especially when you find out that he is suffering from "survivor guilt." You hope that the accident wasn't Chase's fault--and feel the need to know the truth.

While Chase searches his memories for bits of information, he is continually taken back to another memory of his brother when they were younger. Chase can't remember the whole situation, but it seems to haunt him, too. It's almost as though the memory of his brother will help to lead him to remembering the events of the accident. However, Chase later realizes that he has kept his own secrets which are worse than the events of the night of the accident . Can Chase handle knowing all of the truths he has tucked away inside his mind?

FRAGMENTS is a fast-paced book with continual tension and unending surprises. This is the first novel of Jeffry W. Johnston, but he is bound to become a favorite young adult author.

Reviewed by: Dianna Geers

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific, January 17, 2007

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Gail Giles (Woodlands, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fragments (Paperback)

Johnston's FRAGMENTS is dark. The reader follows Chase's journey back from partial amnesia after an automobile accident. Fragments of memory, none in order, jump out at him when he doesn't want them and his brother appears and reappears in his life in a random pattern that is similar to the memories. Is there a secret Chase knows that he doesn't want to remember?
FRAGMENTS is a dark, edgy read. You'll race to the finish.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Left me wanting more., August 31, 2007

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Roxrebel (Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fragments (Paperback)

This book is one of the best I've ever read. It's full of suspense and twists. I t kept me wondering all the way to the end. I read it in one sitting. Buy this book...ITS AWESOME!