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Restricted2007

Thirteen Reasons Why

Jay Asher

Clay Jensen receives a box of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a classmate who recently died by suicide. Each tape reveals one of the thirteen reasons she chose to end her life, exposing a chain of events and the people she holds responsible.

mental-healthcoming-of-agesexualityviolence

Why this book is challenged

  • suicide themes
  • sexually explicit content
  • drug use
  • unsuitable for age group

Challenge History

Mesa Public Schools Libraries

Mesa, Arizona

Restricted

Suicide themes and sexually explicit content unsuitable for young readers

July 11, 2022school district