THIRTEEN REASONS WHY – Jay Asher

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Clay Jensen, an average looking student who was nice to everyone. Hannah Baker, teased by her classmates. had a terrible reputation after her old relationship with Justin. Clay had started forming a crush on Hannah after an incident you’ll just have to read about. Two weeks after she committed suicide, Clay received a box with his name on it, and when he opened it, there were thirteen tapes, where Hannah explained, in order, all of the events that had caused her to commit suicide. How it works is the first person on the tape passes it to the person on the tape after them, until the last tape. Throughout all of these tapes, you hear the stories and events that had slowly built up into her suicide, starting from the day that she moved into the city/state that she had lived in. One mistake had caused so many bad stories and so many bad things to happen to her, but now you’ll just have to find out about the last few years of Hannah’s life, and why her life took such a wrong turn.

I loved this book because it portrays an idea about bullying and suicide, which no one seems to focus on lately considering bullying and suicide is still happening and no one is stopping it. Hannah shows her opinion on some of the big problems in the world, and her opinion on how bullying can cause someone to go into a bad state and make them want to somehow hurt themselves. I recommend this to people who like to think deeply about things.

ARTICLE 5 – by Kristen Simmons

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Article 5 is a young adult dystopian novel by Kristen Simmons. It is multiple genres: action, adventure, and romance. Years in the future, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. have been abandoned after the war and bombings. The government turns into a strict theocracy with rules called the Moral Statutes. Most books are banned and celebrating other religions result in punishments. The world is controlled by soldiers and fear. Ember Miller lives with her single mother in a small town. Ember knows how to get the items she needs, like food stamps and old clothing. One day, Ember’s mother is arrested for noncompliance with Article 5 of the Moral Statutes. Article 5 is having a child out of wedlock. Even though Ember is seventeen and the law is only been implemented for one week, it applies to her and her mother. One of the arresting officers is Chase Jennings, the only boy Ember has ever loved. Ember is taken to a rehabilitation center, which is ruled by strict women. She needs to learn to be obedient or face the consequences. What will happen to Ember? Will she escape? Why did Chase arrest her mother? Article 5 is a book that the reader does not want to put down. It is a trilogy. The first two books are somewhat predictable, but the third book is a complete surprise. It is worth reading all three. For readers who like love triangles, this does not have one, but it has romance in it between Ember Miller and Chase Jennings. I recommend this book to readers who like Divergent and The Hunger Games.