Who Was Hannah Baker?

Do you want to read a book that will change your life forever?

Have you ever thought about the intentional and unintentional cruelties that we might inflict upon our peers without realizing the often devastating and far-reaching impact of their consequences? In the fascinating Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher, before teen Hannah Baker commits suicide, she arranges to circulate a box of tapes to a select group of people whom she holds responsible for her death. When classmate Clay Jenson, who had a crush on Hannah, receives the tapes, he spends the night listening to Hannah's recorded thoughts and visiting the places that she mentions. As a web of deceit, pain, and secrets is revealed, Clay comes to his own painful self-realizations that change his life and his perception of others, forever. This is a powerful book because it makes one ask, "Am I responsible for irreparably hurting another person?"