Book No: 19
Title: Th1rteen R3asons Why
Author: Jay Asher
Genre: YA
Published: 2007
Obtained: 2008/Border’s
Completed: 3/15/08
No. of Pages: 288
Rating: 4/5*****
One day Clay Jensen receives a package. Inside are 14 audiotapes. When he plays them he is shocked to hear the voice of his high school crush, Hannah Baker, a young girl who took her life just a few weeks earlier. On the tapes Hannah tells the story of the 13 people who contributed to her decision to take her life, and Clay is one of them.
Written in alternating voices, Hannah’s on the tapes and Clays reactions to and memories of the events described, made for a compelling read, I barely stopped reading this book for 6 hours straight. It is heartbreaking to see how sometimes seemingly small events can snowball in one person’s mind, until she feels she has no choice. A must read for both children and parents, hopefully opening up some lines of communication.
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