| Thirteen Reasons Why | 
| Author: Jay Asher
Publisher: Razorbill
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Sales Rank: 279,300
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: Later Printing
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 6.2 x 1.5
ASIN: B002HREKCI
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
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Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker--his classmate and crush--who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay's dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.
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 required reading for teens September 6, 2010
bbnurse1228
This book should be required reading for all middle and high school students. An amazing story of how lies, bullying, and treating others poorly can affect someone. Even adults should read this--------------I know a few who could use it. Great Read!!!!!!!!
An accurate portrayal September 2, 2010
CoLiamPet (New York)
Anyone who has suffered through a not-so-glamorous high school life can, in my estimation, relate to the tragedy which is Hannah's life. Feeling as though her world, and everything in it, has collapsed, she resorts to the tried and true method of escapism, suicide. Though, I hope, we all know that this is not the answer, Hannah sees no other alternative to her bleak existence and as the story unfolds we learn why. As Hannah herself expresses in the book, via recording, she has experienced a snowball effect in that one minor, but unpleasant, situation has led to another, each growing more insidious until she's left feeling bereft of hope and alone. Clay, the protagonist, has had innumerable opportunities to intervene but for fear of being rejected chooses to remain in the shadows and only learns of Hannah's torment after she has already taken her life. The situations, dialogue and experiences are as real as they come, some even pulled me right back into those high school moments I had long since forgotten.
For anyone who has an adolescent at home, especially those having difficulty fitting in, this is a must read.
Excellent!! August 30, 2010
O. Mendoza (Los Angeles, CA USA)
This is a great book. I purchased this for my son's summer reading. He usually doesn't like to read but in this case he wont put the book down!
Excellent Book August 18, 2010
Ruby
My 13 year old daughter loved this book. Although it was very sad, it was intelligently written and she couldn't put it down. Highly recommended.
The Nay-Sayers Are Wrong August 17, 2010
raiinzen
I wont go into the description of the book too much. Basically the novel is about a girl who records 13 reasons why she is choosing to end her life. She sends these tapes to the 13 people who contributed greatly to her deciding to end her life.
So many people are screaming in protest over the book saying that it is horrible that Hannah should not be more accountable for her own actions. The thing that these people don't recognize about suicide is that it is not usually the ones who have horrible home lives that end up committing suicide. The young people who are far more likely to commit suicide are those who are basically alienated and treated like crap by their peers. Your peers are the people who make you feel like you're accepted into the world, like you're good enough to be around and included, like you're worthy of their time and like your efforts are worth it.
The entire premise of this book isn't just the specific events but the fact that when something piles so heavily on someone there often times seems to be no escape. I am a psychologist and I work with teens all of the time and the ones that have the hardest time with mental illness are the ones who are alienated and unwelcome with their peers. They feel like they never stand a chance of being seen as normal, part of the group, and worthy of friendship.
I don't think that Hannah blames it 100% on the 13 people at all. I think she is simply pointing out that having, metaphorically speaking, 12 people basically strip you of everything you need in life, love, safety, respect, etc how can a person keep their own idea of who they really are in tact?
This book is about making people aware of the long term consequences of their actions. For those of you who don't recognize that Hannah took responsibility for her actions please read the book again because she does. She's simply saying that they lead her to the point in which she felt she had to make the choice.
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