Community Connections in Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher


I chose to read Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher for this week’s assignment. The initial reason I chose this book is because there is a lot of talk about the new Netflix series based on the book. After thinking more deeply about it, I am also choosing this book because there are so many important connections for students to make between this book and their own lives. There are many connections that can be made between this book and any student because there are many characters and many different themes involved. While reading this book, students could find one of the issues raised and see how it connects to them in their lives. Are there problems happening at their school? How are they the same/different from those raised in the book? What can you do to make a change? While this book is focused on students in high school, is there a connection that can be made to the adult community? Students can take this book and create something from their connections to the community.

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  1. Anya BentApril 27, 2017 at 12:48 PM

    I am reading this book right now. I watched the whole series in a few days....it was heartbreaking, but really very well done. There are so many issues that can be tied to students...I am going to spend some time this summer figuring out pieces I can use next year.

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