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Thirteen Reasons Why | 
| Author: Jay Asher
Publisher: Razorbill
Category: Book
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Rating:  181 reviews
Sales Rank: 787
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Reading Level: Young Adult
Pages: 320
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.3
ISBN: 1595141715
EAN: 9781595141712
ASIN: 1595141715
Publication Date: October 18, 2007
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Product Description
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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 gripping November 20, 2009
D. Donegan (nj)
An amazing gripping book. I couldn't stop reading, but I didn't want it to end. I'm sure it will stay with me forever.
Riveting November 18, 2009
Danger Boots
Thirteen Reasons Why is a totally absorbing tale about the aftermath of the suicide of a girl named Hannah Baker. Her school friend Clay Jensen receives a set of tapes made by Hannah before her death. The tapes reveal the thirteen reasons why she took her own life.
The story kept me gripped from the start as the revelations of what happened to Hannah unfold. A great thought provoking book.
 Bookalicio.us review of Thirteen Reasons Why November 16, 2009
Marco V. H. Vlieg (Sunnyvale, CA USA)
Thirteen Reasons Why follows Clay who is listening to outdated tapes from a suicide victim he went to school with. The girl Hannah who made these tapes sent the box to the first person who she wanted to listen and then committed suicide. I really wanted to like this book because so many reviews and people I spoke with did but I couldn't help the fact that I couldn't stand any of the characters. Clay for being too wussy to talk to Hannah, and Hannah for blaming everyone else for her problems. Things that shouldn't have happened and that were not great in her life, but also things she set herself up for, even on purpose towards the end. The book never said how Hannah ended her life but there was a lot of speculation. A lot of girls deal with worse things than Hannah in high school and live productive normal lives, I guess I just expected if this girl was going to end her life and be dramatic by sending tapes to everyone on the list that something life changing might have happened. I am the first to love the books that deal with tough issues for teens. Wintergirls from Laurie Halse Anderson is one of my favorite reads of the year. She however makes the situation grave enough so that these are extreme cases. This book gives the air of "Oh so that was a tough year in school it sucked, kill yourself and do something really cool while you do that!" Hannah blames her counselor for not running after her, why did she leave if she truly wanted help? I found Hannah's reasoning annoying and her reasons not good enough. This being said, the writing style is amazing and I love the different fonts for when Hannah is talking and Clay is talking or thinking. If you like Wintergirls or Speak then you may want to pick this up.
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Couldn't Put it Down November 11, 2009
April Prince
I never understood how people could say "I couldn't put it down" when they were talking about readingh a book until i read this one. Seriously I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. It is so amazing how these two different worlds and times are weaved together throughtout this story. you keep wanting to know what led this girl to suicide and you can't get there fast enough. A MUST READ.
13 Reasons to Read this book November 4, 2009
Cynthia Baseman (Beverly Hills, CA United States)
Within 13 seconds you'll be hooked...once you begin the story, you won't want to answer the phone, look at your computer or do the dishes.
The premise is deceptively simple -- a high school junior arrives home to find a mysterious shoebox full of tapes awaiting him. The tapes have been sent to him by a classmate who committed suicide two weeks earlier. The pace of the book is quick, but the emotional impact will haunt you long after you've finished the last page.
As an educational advocate and someone who works with young adults, I found the book to be an eye-opener. Yes, young people can be sensitive -- they can also be incredibly insensitive. When a lack of self-discipline is allowed to fester, the consequences can be devastating.
So the 13 reasons to read this book:
13. It will allow you a better understanding of high schoolers - your own and others.
12. The writing is solid and won't let you down.
11. It will make you re-think the way you act toward others.
10. The evil of gossip cannot be stressed enough and this book shows why.
9. The characters are real enough to practically touch and hear.
8. The tone of the book is unique.
7. Once you read it, you will want to loan this book out again and again or recommend it to others.
6. If you write, this will teach you to be a better writer.
5. If you teach, it may help you to become a better teacher
4. If you're a parent, you won't look at your child the same way again.
3. Like any great book or film, you will be haunted by the story for weeks.
2. Did I mention the writing is really solid?
1. You'll say 'thank you' after reading it.
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