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Fragments

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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

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.

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!

FRAGMENTS is a well written, quick but darker read, by first time author Jeffry W. Johnston; dealing with some very sensitive and sadly very real subject matter.

High School Junior Chase is dealing with survivor's guilt and partial amnesia after a drunken car accident kills some of his friends. When Chase starts to recover flashes or "fragments" of memory, not all the memories are from the accident; some reveal a much more traumatic and disturbing event from his past. Question is... Should some secrets stay hidden?

FRAGMENTS has well developed characters, a solid plot with some suspenseful twist and a strong pace, making for a good read; although the delicate and emotional content makes for a read that might not be for everyone.

WOW! What a great book! I can't believe it's the author's first novel! I can't wait for the next, and the next and the next! The characters are well developed, the action is exciting and the cruel manner in which the high school clicks interact is painfully realistic. It's such a true and clear depiction of the struggles facing teenagers today in their search for self-awareness. The book is full of surprises and leaves you with much to think about....what every great book should do!

this book was so boring.it was very poorly writen and had no body.it could have been 30 pages max and it would have told the whole story.we knew what something was wrong he was blah blah blah there was no filler for the book.you could have read parts of the first couple of chapters and then jump to the end and you get it.this book should have more content