# Thirteen Reasons Why

**Author:** Jay Asher
**Grade range:** Grades 9–12
**Age range:** 14–17
**First published:** 2007
**Page count:** 312
**Genre:** Mystery
**ISBN-13:** `9781595141880`
**ISBN-10:** `159514188X`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/thirteen-reasons-why
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers 13 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.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.

## Themes

- mystery
- nyt:paperback\_books=2011-06-11
- suicide
- schools in fiction

## Where this book is assigned

### Kentucky Bluegrass Award

- **recommended** · 9th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (9-12)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 10th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (9-12)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 11th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (9-12)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)
- **recommended** · 12th grade · Kentucky — [source: Kentucky Association of School Librarians — Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner's Circle, 2009 winner (9-12)](https://www.kasl.us/kba/kba-winners-circle)

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