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What's the story? Clay Jensen receives audio tapes in the mail, and he realizes the voice on the tapes belong to his crush, Hannah. She begins to tell the thirteen reasons and the thirteen people who contributed to her decision to end her own life.

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Author: Jay Asher


Genre: Contemporary


Book type: Fiction


Publisher: Razorbill


Publication date: October 8, 2007


Publisher's recommended age(s): 9 - 12

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"For any teens who've had dark thoughts of their own, the aftermath of Hannah's decision and the conclusions Clay reaches hopefully will make them think again...Hannah warns that we must "be careful how you treat people, you never know how it will affect them."

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the book allows families to be able to have a reference to talk about suicide

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"First-time author Jay Asher's story presents the dark side of teen life: drinking, sex, rumor mills, suicides, cries for help, inept or absent adults, and the mean spirit that surrounds the general high school student body"

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the disturbing suicide calls attention to bullying

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parents say Age 14+ but kids says 13+