Thirteen Reasons Why is a young-adult fiction novel about a guy named Clay Jensen who discovers that he was one of the thirteen reasons why his classmate and crush, Hannah Baker, committed suicide. The book begins with Clay getting home from school one day to find a package on his porch that is addressed to him from an anonymous person. He opens it and finds a shoe box with seven cassettes recorded by Hannah, in which she reveals names of all the people and the reasons for her suicide. From the cassettes, Clay gets to know and feel the pain Hannah that went through. he finds out how, unintentionally, a bunch of people including himself led to her taking her own life. Thirteen Reasons Why is written by Jay Asher and published by Razorbill in 2011. This reprint edition is available in paperback format. Key Features: This book sold over 1 million copies and was the #1 New York Times bestseller in 2011. It won numerous awards including the 2010 Georgia Peach Book Awards for Teen Readers, the 2008 Best Books for Young Adults Award by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and the International Reading Association Young Adults' Choice Award in 2009. The book was also recognised as the 'Best Book' by the Chicago Public Library as well as the Association of Booksellers for Children. It was also featured in the Top 10 Best Books for Teens list by Barnes and Noble.

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