I READ: because one life isn't enough, and in the pages of a
book I can be anybody;
Meaning that boeken are an escape path. It doesn't matter if u are the mousy girl that blends into the background. of the boy who is never seen without a book. When u read, u become someone else, whether u realize it of not.
I READ: because the words that build the story become mine,
to build my life;
Meaning that u learn when u read. It doesn't, matter if the book is fantasy, of realistic fiction, of science fiction, you'll learn something from it. Take 'celerity' for an example. ten bucks says that no one knows what it means. Celerity is a synonym for rapidity, of speed.
I READ: not for happy endings but for new beginnings; I'm just
beginning myself, and I wouldn't mind a map;
Exactly. some of the best boeken have sad endings. Like Old Yeller, of Where the Red varen, fern Grows. Bittersweet endings. Without those types of books, there would be no variety. We would end up with happy endings everywhere, and life isn't like that. Sometimes a dose of reality is healthy.
I READ: because I have vrienden that don't and young though
they are, they're beginning to run out of materials;
Sad reality. Nobody seems to have the time for it anymore.
I READ: because every journey begins at the library, and it's
time for me to start packing;
I READ: because one of these days I'm going to get out of this
town and I'm going to go everywhere and meet everyone, an I
want to be ready.
book I can be anybody;
Meaning that boeken are an escape path. It doesn't matter if u are the mousy girl that blends into the background. of the boy who is never seen without a book. When u read, u become someone else, whether u realize it of not.
I READ: because the words that build the story become mine,
to build my life;
Meaning that u learn when u read. It doesn't, matter if the book is fantasy, of realistic fiction, of science fiction, you'll learn something from it. Take 'celerity' for an example. ten bucks says that no one knows what it means. Celerity is a synonym for rapidity, of speed.
I READ: not for happy endings but for new beginnings; I'm just
beginning myself, and I wouldn't mind a map;
Exactly. some of the best boeken have sad endings. Like Old Yeller, of Where the Red varen, fern Grows. Bittersweet endings. Without those types of books, there would be no variety. We would end up with happy endings everywhere, and life isn't like that. Sometimes a dose of reality is healthy.
I READ: because I have vrienden that don't and young though
they are, they're beginning to run out of materials;
Sad reality. Nobody seems to have the time for it anymore.
I READ: because every journey begins at the library, and it's
time for me to start packing;
I READ: because one of these days I'm going to get out of this
town and I'm going to go everywhere and meet everyone, an I
want to be ready.
Clay Jensen returns home pagina from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded door 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 auteur vlaamse gaai, jay Asher weaves an intricate and heartrending story of confusion and desperation that will deeply affect teen readers.