Th1rteen R3asons Why (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781595141712)

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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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Author: Jay Asher
ISBN-10: 1595141715
ISBN-13: 9781595141712
Publisher: Razorbill
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2007
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.59h x 5.73w x 1.02d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 119218 / Thirteen Reasons Why

Award: Garden State Teen Book Award - Winner
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Winner
Award: Iowa High School Book Award - Winner
Award: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers - Honor Book
Award: Kentucky Bluegrass Award - Winner
Award: Tayshas Reading - Commended
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Grand Canyon Reader Award - Recommended
Award: Heartland Award - Winner
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Winner
Award: Evergreen Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Gateway Readers Award - Winner
Award: Florida Teens Read - Winner

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2007 pg. 109
Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2007 pg. 920
Romantic Times 10/01/2007 pg. 66 - Excellent
Publishers Weekly 10/08/2007 pg. 55
School Library Journal 11/01/2007 pg. 116
Kirkus Best Young-Adult Books 12/01/2007 pg. 4
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2007 pg. 128 - Recommended
Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2008 pg. 518 - Recommended - Better Than Most
ALA Best Books Young Adults 01/01/2008 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 06/17/2011 pg. 77

About the Author
Jay Asher's debut YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, has appeared regularly on the New York Times bestsellers list for the past nine years. It has sold over 2.5 million copies in the United States alone and is currently in production to be a thirteen-part series on Netflix. His second YA novel, The Future of Us, was coauthored with Printz Honor winner Carolyn Mackler. He is also the author of the forthcoming What Light. His novels have been translated into thirty-five languages. Visit his blog at www.jayasher.blogspot.com and follow him on Twitter @jayasherguy.