i love this book . totally tells an amazing story. i love the way it written to.
Thirteen Reasons Why
By Jay Asher
| Interest Level | Reading Level | Reading A-Z | ATOS | Word Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 6 - 8 | Grades 2 - 4 | Z+ | 3.9 | 62496 |
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“Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” — Chicago Tribune
“A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” — The New York Times
“Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.
Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.
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**THE BOOK THAT STARTED IT ALL, NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES**
“Eerie, beautiful, and devastating.” — Chicago Tribune
“A stealthy hit with staying power. . . . thriller-like pacing.” — The New York Times
“Thirteen Reasons Why will leave you with chills long after you have finished reading.” —Amber Gibson, NPR’s “All Things Considered”
You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate and crush—who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.
Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah's pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.
Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It’s free and confidential.
Find more resources at 13reasonswhy.info.
Find out how you can help someone in crisis at bethe1to.com.
Publisher: Razorbill
ISBN-13: 9781595141880
ISBN-10: 159514188X
Published on 6/14/2011
Binding: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
Book Reviews (40)
i read the book and i loved it i 100% recommend this book
This book is SUPER GREAT, and I'm just at the 6th chapter. IT IS REALLY AWESOME.... :) READ IT! Also it is a movie, so if you read it .... try watching the movie afterwords!
i guarantee you...you will cry in this book, so sad
It is a good book. This book shows the struggle of a girl who didn't have to take the other road of getting out. Someone who could have lived happily with friends and family. But had to go through something teenage girl shouldn't. I know someone close to me who has committed suicide and this book describes it. RIP All loved one who have committed suicide and for their friend and family I hope you stay strong.
This book was beautifully written, yet a bit eerie and depressing. It was so good that I've read it several times! I found this so touching and I even almost shed a tear. I heard about Universal Studios purchasing the film rights for this being made into a movie. Even though I don't think it'll come out anytime soon, I hope the film does it justice and is just as good as The Perks of Being A Wallflower (novel-to-book thing). If Logan Lerman isn't cast as Clay Jensen, then I will cry. But he'd legitimately be perfect for the part! In the film version I'd like for it to end with a more positive ending, and I want to see more of the Clannah (Clay-Hannah) interaction and more clearly depicted.
I enjoyed this book so much that i could hardly put it down. This book is about Hannah Baker and her 13 reasons on why she commited her sucide. She recorded each one on tapes for all her vicims to listen. Jay Asher had many good ideas in this book. The book was very well structed and the book flows very well. I would recommend this book to preteens however mostly to young adults because some of the material many not be suited for preteens and youngers. I really loved this book and hope you do too! :)
If you are looking for a happy, sunshine-y, romantic slow-dance-flower-petals-fall-from-the-sky-hand-holding-the-sun-smiles-upon-us type of book, then please, do not read it. But, if you would be ok with reading a rather depressing teen suicide book, where the recently deceased left a set of tapes for 'her reasons why' to listen to, read it.
I really love this book, it really makes you wonder about all the "what if's" in the world. Its about a girl who lives her life in regret, and commits sucide, leaving a video casette of the 13 reasons why she did it.
This is great book for people who like horror/realistic fiction books. It is about a girl named Hannah Baker who committed suicide 2 weeks earlier and no one knows why , since she was very popular. But before she died, she recorded 13 tapes each about a different person and what they did to lead up to this. Clay Jensen is in possession of these tapes and listens to them to try figure out where he fits in. It's a sad book with lots of suspense, leading up reason by reason.