Thirteen Reasons Why- Jay Asher

        Over the summer, I read a novel called Thirteen Reasons Why written by Jay Asher. This is an incredible novel,and I would definitley read it again just to have the  feeling of suspense all over again. The main character in this novel is Clay Jensen. Throughout the story, Clay recieves a package that may change his life forever. He goes through 13 cassette tapes to find out why he is one of the 13 reasons that Hannah Baker made the biggest decision of her life. The decision to end it. Clay follows Hannah's story, when he is provided with a map and each tape takes him to a different star on the map that leads to different places in the story, involving one of the 13 people named on the tapes, and their impact on Hannah's life. Which helped her make her decision to end her life. All 13 people mentioned on her 13 cassette tapes, gave her 13 reasons for her to end her life for good. For Clay, one night, would either make or break his life forever and his way to find out was going through each and everyone of those cassette tapes, to go through his story in Hannah's eyes.

Catalyst- Laurie Halse Anderson

       Over the summer, I read a book called Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson. The main character in the novel is a girl named Kate Malone. She is trying to sort out her life in high school, and is feeling very confident that she will get accepted into MIT. Everything seems like it was going to turn out just the way she wanted it to, until her whole world turns upside down. Kate Malone's neighbor Teri Litch ends up moving in with her, and things don't start off very well. Kate tries to be very considerate towards Teri but she doesn't appreciate anything Kate does for her. By the very end of the book, problems start to mend. I find the end of the book very interesting because, it keeps me hanging. Kate and Teri start to be civil but the author, Laurie Halse Anderson doesn't fully explain what their relationship stands by the end of the novel. I am not certain on whether they are friends or enemies. I find that cliff hanger was very intriguing and the novel makes me want to continue reading Laurie Halse Anderson's novels.