by: Laurie Halse Anderson published by: Puffin Books
Summary: Melinda is only a freshman in high school. And already she has a black secret lying on her shoulders. She is already unpopular for calling the cops at a party over the summer. But she didn't mean to call the cops on the party, she called them for another reason, a personal reason. A reason that was bubbling up and growing inside of her like a sticky poison blackening her insides. She had to talk, but she wouldn't.
Personal review: I was touched by this book; it was a pretty intense read! It was very realistic but drove home the feelings I think the author intended. It was a very beautiful book and I would recommend it to a teenage girl.
Summary: Clay Jensen wasn't expecting a package, but there it was, on his bed. And the most shocking part of all was that it was sent by a dead girl. Yet when he opened the package and found a bunch of tapes, he had no idea that he would soon be hearing Hannah Baker's voice. Hannah Baker had killed herself. And now she was letting everybody know why. Each side of a tape was meant for a different person, and each person was a reason. One of her reasons. For ending her life. Clay Jensen was shocked, horrified and confused as to why he was being sent the tapes. He couldn't remember doing anything wrong when it came to Hannah, sure he'd known her, had even kissed her once, but he didn't understand how any of his actions could lead her to want to end her life. He was about to find out.
Personal Review: I couldn't put this book down. It was a little disturbing but also eye opening to how something that may seem like such a little action could affect someone else so deeply. I think this is a book that should be reccommended with extreme caution because of the ideas that it teaches. It makes it seem okay to blame another person for your actions and mistakes when in fact it is very unhealthy to do so. If you understand that, there's no problem with reading this book, it really opens your mind to the way some people think.
Cautionary Note: Like I mentioned in my review, I would think carefully of who I reccommend this book to because of the ideas it teaches.
Here is a prievew that was put together by fans showing what the movie about this book might look like. enjoy!
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