THIRTEEN REASONS WHY

by JAY ASHER

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New softcover book, 304 pages, published 2009. Suitable for readers aged 14 and older

There are thirteen reasons why your friend died. You are one of them

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 mysterious box 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. 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. All through the night, Clay keeps listening - and what he discovers changes his life . . . forever.

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.

About the author

Jay Asher got the idea for Thirteen Reasons Why at a museum. While taking an audio tour, he was struck by the eeriness of the voice in his ear - a woman who described everything he was looking at, but wasn't there. Jay has worked at an independent bookstore, an outlet bookstore, a chain bookstore, and two public libraries. He hopes, someday, to work for a used bookstore. When he is not writing, Jay plays guitar and goes camping. He lives in California. Thirteen Reasons Why is his first published novel, and is a New York Times bestseller

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher