Jay Asher





Jay Asher

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September 30, 1975 in Arcadia, California, The United States

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My So-Called Life


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Jay Asher was born in Arcadia, California on September 30, 1975. He grew up in a family that encouraged all of his interests, from playing the guitar to his writing. He attended Cuesta College right after graduating from high school. It was here where he wrote his first two children’s books for a class called Children’s Literature Appreciation. At this point in his life, he had decided he wanted to become an elementary school teacher. He then transferred to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where he left his senior year in order to pursue his career as a serious writer. Throughout his life he worked in various establishments, including as a salesman in a shoe store and in libraries and bookstores. Many of his work e...more


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Earlier this week, I was in Wisconsin tospeak at Sun Prairie High School. It was a beautiful school, with very different scenery around itthan I had at my high school.


This visit broke a record for me. Seven back-to-back presentations, with a short lunch in the middle. I spoke each period so allEnglish classes could attend. A lot of schools think I'm joking when I say I'll speak as often as the... read more »
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Published on May 31, 2012 11:23 • 11 views
Average rating: 4.01 · 76173 ratings · 11877 reviews · 2 distinct works
Thirteen Reasons Why
4.06 of 5 stars 406 avg rating — 68008 ratings — published 2007 — 49 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
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The Future of Us
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3.54 of 5 stars 354 avg rating — 8100 ratings — published 2011 — 16 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books

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“You don’t know what goes on in anyone’s life but your own. And when you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re not messing with just that part. Unfortunately, you can’t be that precise and selective. When you mess with one part of a person’s life, you’re messing with their entire life. Everything. . . affects everything.”
Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why

“No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have no clue. Yet we push it just the same.”
Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why

“You can't stop the future
You can't rewind the past
The only way to learn the secret
...is to press play.”
Jay Asher, Thirteen Reasons Why

Polls

Okay so this is something new that we're going to do. After each group read we are going to have everyone rate the book. Since we have already read four books I will make a poll for each of those now.

Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
If this was one of the group reads you read what did you think? You can leave a comment below too if you would like.

**** Really liked it
 
  7 votes, 412%

***** It was amazing
 
  4 votes, 235%

** It was okay
 
  3 votes, 176%

*** Liked it
 
  3 votes, 176%

* Didn't like it
 
  0 votes, 00%

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