1. 13 Reasons Why
By Jay Asher

2. Jay Asher Born: September 1975 He grew up in Arcadia, California.
He attended Cuesta Community College and California Polytechnic State University.
He dropped out of college during his senior year to start writing more.
Asher has written and published two other novels.
The Future of Us (2011)
What Light (2016)

3. 13 Reasons Why Published: 2007 Genre: young adult fiction
The story is told as a dual narrative.
Two different characters narrate the story.
13 Reasons Why has won several awards.
New York Times Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Bestseller
California Book Award Winner

4. What is the novel about?
Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker—his classmate—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.

5. Curse Words
This is authentic dialog/language for our characters. End of story. I don’t expect you to think this is a free pass to repeat it. I expect you to have the maturity to read it and acknowledge the need for authentic dialog.

6. Uncomfortable Content
There will be things that happen in this book that may make you uncomfortable. Even though these things are uncomfortable, these are things that happen every day to teenagers in our country. I wish that we could live in a world free of bullies, gossip, and lies, but that is not how our world works right now.

7. The Bottom Line Teen suicide is a scary and real topic.
If you or someone you know are feeling overwhelmed or suicidal, please seek help, either from a counselor, parent, trusted adult or online/phone resource.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 
National Suicide Hotline
1-800-SUICIDE ( )