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13 Reasons Why

by Jay Asher

A town traced through thirteen recordings

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A town traced through thirteen recordings

Clay Jensen receives cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a classmate who died by suicide. As he listens, he follows her account across their town and learns why she included him among the thirteen reasons behind her decision. The recordings connect the novel’s unfolding story to questions of responsibility, isolation, and how people affect one another. Suicide is central to the premise, making this a story that engages directly with its consequences for both the person who died and those left trying to understand.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in contemporary high-school fiction
  • Readers seeking fiction that addresses suicide and its effects on a school community
  • Readers interested in a story structured around recorded testimony

Themes

Suicide and its aftermathResponsibility and interpersonal harmIsolationHigh-school relationships

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Book overview

#1 NEW YORK TIMES AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this poignant young adult novel that inspired the Netflix original series, a high schooler learns that he is one of the thirteen reasons why his classmate committed suicide.

"Eerie, beautiful, and devastating."--The 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."--NPR

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 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 first-hand witness to Hannah's pain and learns the truth about himself--a truth he never wanted to face.

Need to talk? Call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) anytime if you are in the United States. It's free and confidential.

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