Book 1 Project: 13 Reasons Why

Do you love to play video games!? We are coming out with a new video game based on the theme of 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Play this dark, mysterious game and find the reasons that the main character, Hannah Baker, killed herself. Ages 11+.

            This story is narrated by Clay Jensen. He found a set of tapes on his front porch one afternoon. Out of curiosity he opens them and listens to them. It turns out to be the voice of Hannah Baker. The Hannah Baker that killed herself a few weeks ago. Go on this interesting journey with Clay as he finds out all the reasons that Hannah killed herself. Just like the video game, Clay finds all these people and connects the dots. In the video game you can meet all the characters that are included in the tapes. You can chat with them or just continue listening to the tapes. An example of Hannah talking is, “Hello, boys and girls. Hannah Baker here. Live and in stereo.” Later she says, “I hope you’re ready because I’m about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you’re listening to these tapes, you’re one of the reasons why.” Clay listens to all the tapes, fearful of when his name will pop up. The tapes come with a map. There is a red star everywhere important in Hannah’s life. In the video game you can go with Clay to each of these places and get the real experience in amazing detail. Page 42 says, “The first red star. Hannah’s old house. There it is. But I don’t believe it.” Follow Clay into the house and see how he connected the dots. The entire book is like a game of connect the dots which is why the video game is perfect for a re-creation of the book. This video game also allows you to see the flashbacks that Hannah describes. Another example of the book is, “The icy chill comes slicing back. I spin around, ready to hit someone and run. ‘Hold it! It’s me.’ Marcus Cooley, from school.” When Clay goes around town looking for the red start on the map, he also sees some people from school that are also on the list. The anger rages through him as he was about to punch Marcus but Marcus was telling Clay how there were three other people that showed up to this place as well.

            I think this idea will work because it is a very visual book. I think it would help people understand the book even better with the video game. It helps because you can get visuals of what the people look like and you can follow Clay and get visuals of the places he goes. It will be so much fun to help the main character solve the mystery and it would be great to get involved with the story. I think this game would be a great achievement. This game would greatly help fans stay connected to the book and author. I think if people hear from their friends about the game, they would be tempted to read the book before playing the game. This video game would be just like watching a movie but you could personally get in the actions and make your own choices. It may not be the most competitive game but I think the fans of this book would rather have a game like this that relates to the book, and not a game that is all about winning and doesn’t relate to the book. This video game will greatly expand the world of reading.

13 Reasons Why

The book I am reading for list one is 13 Reason Why. This book is really good and keeps me fl;ipping the pages. I love the format the book is in because it is told in a story of tapes that the narrarator listens to. I like how the author ties in every character in soem way and they all have piece in the story. I like how it all come together and you really want to continue reading because you wonder how a character fits in the plot line. It exceeds my expectations.

Post 2: What is a Book?

        What is a book? A book is a place you can go to escape your reality. A book is like a plane. It doesn’t matter what plane you are on but that you go somewhere else. For me it doesn’t matter what form a book comes in but it matters that I get taken out of my reality and into this book so I can get the full experience. It doesn’t matter to me if I read on a Kindle or a hard-cover book. The book just needs to take me to a different place and I think a Kindle can do that and a hard-cover book can do that. The most important part of reading a book is your imagination and you can use your imagination whenever and on whatever thing you want. The story that the book presents is more important than the physicality of the book itself.

            I agree with Joe Meno’s opinion about books. He said, “…What I’ve come to acknowledge or slowly accept is that the idea of the book is more important than the actual form it takes-….” I agree with Meno because the idea of the book and where it takes you is more important than what you read the book on. He also said, “The Kindle, the iPad, these are just variations of a need we have as a civilization, as a species, to use our imagination, and this need is as important in this time as any other.” I thing Meno is saying that the technology we have is just part of our civilization and we are trying to make the best of what technology we have. It would be sad if we have this amazing technology but we don’t use it to our full abilities. Meno compares books to a place where we can imagine things and it is really important to have this place. So if having this place means you have to read on a Kindle then do so, and if you need to read on a paper-back then do so. It is more important that you have this place to imagine.

            In conclusion, I think it is more important to get something or somewhere out of your reading and it doesn’t matter what you read on or how you read. It is more important to get other people to read rather than arguing how to read. No matter how you read, you should feel like you are getting on that plane and taking off into a different world.