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13 Reasons Why
My sophomore year, I read the book 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher and it changed my perspective on people. In the book a girl named Hannah Baker commits suicide but before she does she makes 13 tapes of the reasons why she has done the act. These tapes are delivered to each person discussed on the tapes individually, but the book is from the point of view of Clay Jensen. Clay was a co worker of Hannah’s that was secretly in love with her and never said anything before her suicide. On each tape, she discusses a person who affected her life and why it led to her death. As you read through the book, you begin to see how small actions, text messages, and comments can affect one person. This book taught me that little things matter,

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