***5 stars***
Synopsis (From Barnes&Noble): 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.
This story is truly deep and inspiring. This book is about a teenage girl named Hannah Baker who commits suicide and records the reasons why she ended her life on audiotapes. The reasons are different people who did something to her that affected emotionally and/or mentally. Before she killed herself she mailed the tapes to the first person on her list. After listening to their story (or their choice of listening to all the stories) they're told to send the tapes to the person after their story.
This story has been questioned by parents. They don't think that a book about suicide is the appropriate type of book for their teens to read, but they are completely wrong. Teenagers who have read this book and were having suicidal thoughts have actually gotten help after reading this. Many said it made them realize that they need to get help with their depression. The author has gotten many letters from kids all of the country thanking him for making such a book that taught them a lesson rather than giving them ideas. This story has opened their eyes to see that no matter what they are going through or how hard life is suicide is NEVER an option. This book isn't only for teens who have depression or suicidal thought but for any teen willing to read a good book!
Go to www.thirteenreasonswhy.com for reader comments, reviews, a synopsis of the book, a small excerpt from the book, info about the author, and other links to more websites about the author, Jay Asher, and the book, 13 Reasons Why.
This story has been questioned by parents. They don't think that a book about suicide is the appropriate type of book for their teens to read, but they are completely wrong. Teenagers who have read this book and were having suicidal thoughts have actually gotten help after reading this. Many said it made them realize that they need to get help with their depression. The author has gotten many letters from kids all of the country thanking him for making such a book that taught them a lesson rather than giving them ideas. This story has opened their eyes to see that no matter what they are going through or how hard life is suicide is NEVER an option. This book isn't only for teens who have depression or suicidal thought but for any teen willing to read a good book!
Go to www.thirteenreasonswhy.com for reader comments, reviews, a synopsis of the book, a small excerpt from the book, info about the author, and other links to more websites about the author, Jay Asher, and the book, 13 Reasons Why.
- Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated (Pub. Date October 2007)
- ISBN-13: 9781595141712
- Young Adult book
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