"Thirteen Reasons Why" tells the story of Clay Jensen, a high school student who receives a mysterious package containing cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah Baker, who recently took her own life. Each tape reveals a reason and a person that contributed to her decision to end her life. As Clay listens to Hannah's poignant and emotional revelations, he learns about the impact of bullying, betrayal, and isolation. The narrative intertwines Clay's journey with Hannah's haunting voice, exploring themes of mental health, responsibility, and the ripple effects of our actions on others. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 352 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2016 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Jay Asher's debut YA novel, Thirteen Reasons Why , has appeared regularly on The New York Times bestsellers list