Absolutely anyone working/interacting with teens MUST read this

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	• Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher Razorbill, 2007 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 48 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Thought-Provoking and Beautiful

One day Clay Jensen comes home from school to find a shoe box package with no return address. At first he's excited, but when he opens the box, he finds seven cassette tapes. And when he plays them, he finds that they were recorded by a classmate named Hannah Baker, a girl who committed suicide two weeks earlier.

Recorded on the tapes are thirteen reasons why Hannah chose to end her life. The reasons are all linked to specific people, and the tapes are passed onto those people in the order they are on Hannah's list. They are all, in some way, responsible for Hannah's death. Clay stays out the whole night, listening to the sounds of Hannah's voice leading him throughout the town, basically reliving select experiences from Hannah's life that lead up to her decision to end it.

Hannah's narration is interwoven with Clay's actions and memories, which sometimes makes the story confusing to read. However, it does help to better understand both Clay's and Hannah's emotions. Hannah's reasons for suicide are hard to read for Clay, who alternates between blaming himself and blaming Hannah for not letting Clay reach out to her. It was hard for me to read as well, and I cried many times while reading.

For a debut novel, Thirteen Reasons Why is exceptionally well written for such a serious topic. It is often difficult to address things such as suicide because many people don't want to discuss it. However, I think this book was wonderfully written. This novel thoroughly demonstrates the consequences of even the smallest actions and what the piling up of problems can cause, which Hannah refers to as the snowball effect. There are so many life lessons to be learned from this novel. I highly recommend this book because it has truly changed the way I think.

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Absolutely anyone working/interacting with teens MUST read this

I ran across this book while looking at possible books for my Honors English class to read. I didn't choose it because I could practically hear the parent complaints, but I did mention it to my current class. The kids took the opportunity to read it and tell me it was a MUST read. I must say my students are right. Anyone who works with teens, interacts with teens, or has teens should read this book. As a teacher, I could see my students in the characters of this book. (Please slap me if I ever become a Mr. Porter)This book was so compelling and accurate that I was literally bawling my eyes out by the end. While I don't think I could get away with assigning this in my class (Stupid censorship people), I am recommending this to absolutely EVERYONE (teachers, students, parents) I know.

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Wow

This book is excellent. It shows a unique view on life and death. A somewhat creepy story that shows you that not everyone is how they appear on the outside.

Really, really good

I'll keep this short, since there are other reviews that do the sum-up thing very nicely.

This is an extremely insightful, well-written, and heart-wrenching book, which I'd highly recommend. I'd take away maybe half a star at most because the complete absolution of the viewpoint character -- the only boy who remains utterly blameless -- seems like a cop-out to me, as if he's on the list just to be the innocent one, so that the reader, looking through his eyes, can feel "innocent" as well, can feel some distance from the subject matter. It detracts from the lesson a little bit, for me. (Just a little.) But the emotions explored and the situations presented feel very true and real nonetheless.

Yes, some of the situations might be "R-rated," sometimes terrifyingly so, but really, 1) if they were not, do you think this girl would have felt the need to commit suicide? and 2) do we really think kids are not already going through this stuff every day?

(I especially admire that the author makes his readers aware of the nature of predators, using the character who collects sexual "conquests" like trophies, who dehumanizes his victims. Young ladies, if you find yourself with a young man who makes you feel as if you are not there, as if you are somehow less of a person than he is, listen to your gut feelings and get the heck out. Actually, young men, get the heck out too -- it's not only girls who get victimized, and not only boys who victimize.)

An incredible read.

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Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 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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