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**Review for: __Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__ **

**Author: Jay Asher **

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 * “A brilliant and mesmerizing debut from a gifted new author,” as stated from Kirkus Reviews. __Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__  by Jay Asher is an imperative and emotional read for ages 12 and up. Jay Asher’s writing makes you feel like you are watching a movie and you’re hooked. Asher descriptively describes the characters feeling and the scenes on each and every tape. To sum it up, __Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__  deserves it’s several awards and should be in the hands of every pre-teen and up. **


 * To start things off, Asher created a emotional but compelling read to the middle school age. The main character, Clay, is caring and sympathetic. For instance, Clay loved Hannah Baker and wishes he would have told her sooner to show her that he cared. In addition to Clay being caring and sympathetic, he is determined. Clay goes to every place that has a red star on the map Hannah put in his locker a week or two before her death. Clay continues to listen to each and every tape to hear Hannah’s voice.Overall, I found __Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__ heartwarming because Clay cared about Hannah so much, but also heartbreaking because he loved Hannah and it’s too late for him to tell her now. **


 * Furthermore, the plot is action packed and suspenseful matching all the pieces of the story perfectly. The beginning starts off with Clay getting a box of tape, 7 to be exact, each with numbers 1-13. These tapes tag along all the way through the rising action, climax, falling action, and part of the resolution. Each tape uncovers a new story. Each tape better than the previous one. Anyway, Clay not only has to face challenges with other people that are on the tapes, but also he has to deal with the guilt eating away at his flesh. **


 * This eye craving book has many awards and once you read you’ll understand. __Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> won the california Book Award, Best Book for Young Adults, Borders Original Voice Finalist, Barnes and Noble, Top Ten Best Books for Teens, International Reading Association, and Young Adults Choice. Jay Asher states that “Once you start you’ll be begging for more.” Booklist states that <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> is “A compelling read.” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To wrap things up, you should really pick up and put your nose into <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Th1rteen Rea3ons Why.__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> You will want to jump into the book and try to talk to and help Hannah. Every single word on all the pages will want you hungry for more. This suspenseful and heartbreaking book will take you in a trance. It will make you understand why <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Th1rteen Rea3ons Why__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> won so many awards. **

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 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A dead girl talking to you? You being one of the reasons of her death? How about this all happening to you within a matter of hours. No, this isn’t some kind of ghost story. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher definitely deserves all the awards it had been given. A book very suitable for teen readers. Asher creates the story as if you’re walking right through the scene itself. An admirable teen drama with a tremendous life lesson. He built the mystery while also giving you the story of a typical teenage girl going through the horrors of the real world. Hannah Baker had killed herself. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Hannah was optimistic and manipulative. She used the people that were listening, and made them know what it was like to be her. Instead of using her tapes for self-reflection, she put the listeners in her shoes; she showed them how it feels to be accused of things and have rumors spread about them. Asher did an incredible job on bringing them to life. Clay was also remorseful. All of his guilt taught him that you never know that other people would do, due to your actions. Asher did an amazing outplay of the life like characters. You could almost feel their pain. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Furthermore, it was almost too easy to connect to the entire story. The problems they face, are issues every teenager goes through in their life. Hannah just took it differently than others. I, personally, could not put the book down. It makes you intense. Every page, more anticipation builds up. Every time a tape was turned, I guarantee you will be leaning in your seat. Each tape played, you wish to know the other reasons Hannah had killed herself. Nevertheless, each tape was engaging. It gave information about Hannah’s life and stories. Each tape that was switched, the same question is in your brain. “Is it Clay?” Additionally, with mystery building up at each page, this book is definitely a life changer. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Otherwise, Jay Asher’s Thirteen Reasons Why has undoubtedly earned all of the awards it has received. Just to name a few, this book was 2011’s number one New York Times bestseller. Along with 2008 best book of for young adults, 2010 peach book awards for teen readers, and many more. Even Asher himself told that he has had many fans of his book come up and speak to him about how the book had helped them in one way or another. One book reader’s son had committed suicide a few months earlier. “She said that for the first time she could let go of some of the guilt.” Asher repeated. **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">To conclude, Thirteen Reasons Why was an overall great read. With Asher setting up mystery on every page, I guarantee you will have a hard time putting it down. Christian Harvey, 15 year old sophomore stated that “I think the whole message of the book is to be careful what you do to other people because you never know what they will do. You can really hurt someone, even with the littlest things. Overall, I highly recommend this book to everyone. **