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13 Reasons Why By Hannah Baker
In the exposition of the story "13 Reasons Why" it explains pretty much what you can expect in the book. It tells you about a character named Hannah Baker who committed suicide and made 7 tapes about the 13 reasons or people that made her commit suicide, and a map with spots to follow. It explains that the thirteen people are supposed to pass the tapes on to the next person or the tapes will be made public. The person who has the tapes in this story is a guy named Clay Jensen.

In the rising action of this story a lot happens. As Clay starts listening he listens to her list off a few names and reasons, and as she lists them off he visits the locations that coincide with the things she is saying. When he is listening to them he is wondering

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