• Book Reviews

    Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why

    Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives, debut author Jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers. –From Goodreads Cover Inspection: Hauntingly appropriate…

  • Feature Posts/Weekly Memes

    The Friday 56 (1): Thirteen Reasons Why

    Closest Book: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Page 56, sentence 5: “Or what if the opposite happened and I thought we could become friends but she didn’t? So many things could have gone horribly wrong.” Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends. *Post a link along with your post back to Storytime…

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    Library Loot (1)

    Library Loot is a weekly meme hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair! Bloggers are encouraged to share the books they’ve checked out at the library and give a little insight into why they chose them :). Looked fun so I decided to participate! Oh and I made my own Library Loot picture too. If you decide to participate, feel free to snag it. I think it came out pretty snazzy! Let’s get to it! *** I picked up Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher today because I have heard really great things about it! I know it is a…