Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Hannah Baker committed suicide-but not without a reason. Thirteen reasons to be exact...

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Clay Jensen finds a box of audio cassette tapes by his front door. Recorded on them is Hannah's voice. She has recorded thirteen reasons, thirteen people who gave her a reason to end her life. Clay Jensen is one of those reasons and if he listens to the tapes, he'll find out why. Clay Spends the night with Hannah's voice as his guide, touring his neighbor hood to visit places where Hannah found her reasons.

This book is simply enthralling! Thirteen Reasons Why is definitely a page turner. You just can't stop reading once you start! I would rate this a 9 out of 10. It is very thought provoking and I promise you will laugh and cry during the course of the story! Thirteen Reasons Why is an amazing accomplishment for first time author, Jay Asher!

Life As We Knew It

This book is about a 16 year old girl named Miranda. Her whole life is at least semi-normal...until the moon is knocked out of orbit by an asteroid. Then her life goes to pieces. The moon affects earth strongly, so when it changes, so does earth. Tides are flooding cities and volcanoes are erupting, covering the skies with ash and blocking out the sun. In some ways, the ash-filled sky is a relief because it also blocks out the moon, which is closer and looks disturbing in the sky, day and night. People rush to the grocery stores and fill carts and carts with food, panic is spread everywhere. Fresh water becomes something that you can't take for granted. Soon living becomes a challenge.

Written through Miranda's diary entries, this thrilling novel depicts how Miranda and her family struggle through this crisis where there may never be a happily ever after. This book is written very well and descibes everything perfectly! I would ABSOLUTELY rate this a 9.999999999 etc. out of 10!!! It should be in the top books on your to read list!