So far in the book Clay is still listening to the tapes and hurting with every word he hears. He liked Hannah so much that hearing what other people did to her just kills him inside. As he is leaving the diner he hears Tony call for him. Tony lets him know that Hannah was not joking about the second set of tapes because he was the one Hannah left the tapes with. Tony also lets Clay know that he (Clay) is the ninth person he has had to follow to make sure the tapes are being passed like instructed. Tony also tells Clay that he is on the next tape that he (Clay) is about to listen to and wants to drive him around whiles he listens. Tony lets Clay know that he needs to hear what Hannah has to say and that he will be surprised as to what she says. Hannah lets Clay know that he really does not belong on the tapes but he was such a big part of what happened next that she just had to put him in there. Hannah lets Clay know how she has wanted to talk to him for such a long time that she made sure her grades were up so she could go to the party that he was going to be at just so she could talk to him. Hannah tells Clay how she felt and connected with him as they were talking and that the kisses they shared meant a lot to her. Then she gets back into what the next person did to put that person back on the tapes a second time. She tells how Justin let one of his friends go into the room that Jessica passed out in and take advantage (basically rape) of her as she was passed out while Hannah sat in the closet helpless. The book is getting more interesting as it goes on. All the types of things that those teens did to one another effect all those around them and they are to tunnel visioned on themselves to see it until Hannah opens their eyes to what was happening to each other.

As I continue in this novel it gets better and better. Even though this is not based on a true story you would never know it because the facts that Jay Asher used are just like what lots of teens go through everyday. The book thirteen reasons why is a very good "keep you going and guessing" kind of book. As the narrator goes on he knows he is on the tapes for a reason but still at this point has not shown up on the tapes. I am on page one hundred ninety and he still is waiting to hear what he did to Hannah that made her put him on the tapes. I really like reading this book and have had people at work ask me about it and want to barrow my book when I am done. I have never really recommended a book but this one is very recommendable. Jay Asher did a very good job at capturing both sides of bullying that makes teens commit and think about suicide he captures the boys harassment and the way the girls go for the relationship aspect of bullying. I think this book should be a must read for high school juniors and seniors. The sophomore class maybe a good one as well the teacher would have to feel the maturity of the class. This book could open the eyes of a lot of teens to what really goes on in the minds of those who are being bullied or teased on a daily basis. The book may even make some teens stop being the one who bullies and turn it around to help those who are being bullied.

school year almost over

As the school year comes to an end I am ready for summer but at the same time ready for the next semester to start so I can get my degree faster. I love the summer vacation so I can spend it with my kids but I am very ready for my career to get started. Becoming a nurse has been my dream my whole life and it is getting very close and I am getting very excited. There are many reasons I want to be a nurse the main one is of coarse to help others also to support my kids without worries about my job being laid off or anything like that. I am a people person and to help those who are in dire need of someone like me to help them is just a dream come true. If there were not any nursing jobs I would be at a loss for what I would want to do with my life. I am also very proud of myself with the grades I have been getting this semester. Being a mom working at least twenty-five hours a week and having two kids along with a husband, two dogs,a cat, a bird, and a house to take care of is a lot for one person to do. I have made it through the semester with good grades and my house with all my responsibilities in it are still doing very strong and that makes me proud. there are a lot of people I work with who are amazed with me going to school. They give me kudos all the time. I really hope that there are others going to school who are just as proud of them self or at least has someone who is because it makes a difference in how the school year goes.

As the book goes on the narrator, Clay Jensen, is getting a side of each of the people that he did not think existed. Clay seems to get more mad and disappointed at each person for the things they did to Hannah. All the things that those who are before him on the tapes are heartless, selfish, and cruel. Those on the tapes so far used Hannah for one reason or another, either to get back at someone else, thought they could get somewhere with her because of a rumor, or to get her to take them where ever they wanted( used for her car). The sad part of this book is that if you were to go into any junior or high school you will see this exact same thing happening to another student. Sometimes the student does not realize it, just in denial, or is just like Hannah. The schools are either to blind to see it or just turn their head at it until something like suicide happens to do anything about it. As Clay is hearing everything that has happened to Hannah so far he can not get what he did to her to put himself on the tapes. I personally think that he is on the tapes because he did nothing to help her he was to afraid to approach her and she saw that in him. I have not gotten that far in the book yet but I think that is what is going to happen.