Summary

One day, Clay Jensen comes home from school to find a package on his doorstep, addressed to him. It has no return address. He opens it and finds seven cassette tapes inside, numbered one through thirteeen. He goes into the garage to listen to the tapes and is shoked to hear his dead classmate Hannah Baker, who committed suicide two weeks ago. Each tape holds one reason why Hannah decided to end with her life. After getting to his tape, the ninth he learns that he was the only one not belonging their. Hannah confesses in her tape that he was only mentioned in her tapes so she can complete the story better. Clay didnt make her want to kill herself he just let her. He realizes he had the chance to save her and he let it slip. Theses tapes change the life of all the people mentioned in Hannah's tapes forever.

The book 13 Reasons Why doesnt specify the location of this tragic suicide but it mentions it's a small town with a 400 senior class-Cresmont High School. There is context clues that make me think hte town's name is Crestmont. She's new to that town but most of the main events that caused her to commit suicide take place in the following places; Post office, Blue Spot Liquor, EisenHower Park, Rosie's Diner, Gas Station, Party House, Monet's Cafe, Crestmont Movie Theater, and the houses of other people involved in her decision of committing suicide.