Book Talk - Thirteen Reasons Why

Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. New York: Razorbill, 2007.
ISBN 9781595141880; paperback; 288 pgs; $10.99.

Annotation:
Hannah Baker's suicide shook the school, some students more than others, and through these tapes, she hopes to explain just why it happened.  Recommended for high school and public libraries.

Awards:

• 2011 - Paperback edition became a #1 New York Times bestseller in the US
• 2010 - Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teen Readers
• 2009 - International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice list
• 2008 - YALSA Best Books for Young Adults
• 2008 - YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
• 2008 - YALSA Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults
• 2008 - California Book Award winner - Young Adult

Book Talk:
Index-Card Trick

- Clay finds a box at his doorstep
- Cassette tapes
- Thirteen stories/Thirteen people
- The map
- Suicide
- Bullying
- Your actions impact people, regardless of the intention


Check out Jay Asher's official site for the book and the Thirteen Reasons Why Project to hear reviews and reader responses to the book.