Book 1 Project: Th1rteen R3asons Why Tour

My Idea: My idea is to create a tour of the town called Crestmont where Hannah Baker lived in the book Thirteen Reasons Why. It would be similar to something like the tour they have for the places in the book The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo . You would have a guide that would explain to you which location was which from the book and they would describe what happened at that certain spot. Also there would be recordings of the corresponding tapes that you could listen to throughout the tour of the town, so that you could have a similar experience to what Clay had in the book. Another thing that would be included in the tour would be certain dates where the author, Jay Asher, would have question and answer sessions at certain locations so that fans could ask questions and be able to meet him. Explanation: I got my idea from the front of the book; there was a map inside the cover that showed where the different locations on the tapes were. One of the main points in the book was the map that Clay followed and the places where he was told on the tapes, so creating a tour can help bring some of the story to life. It helps you see partially of what Clay saw and also Hannah and everyone else that was included in those tapes. Being able to go to "The first red star. Hannah's old house." Or seeing where Hannah and Courtney "got to know Alex at Monet's." Also, "How about Rosie's? You know for ice cream," when Hannah and Marcus went on their disastrous so called date. Some of the biggest events in the book happened at these places so I thought including them in a tour would be really interesting. You could physically hold the map that Clay, and Courtney and Marcus and Ryan and everyone else on the tapes did and listen to Hannah's voice while seeing and visiting the actual places. You could have a hot chocolate at Monet's like Hannah always did and find the picture of Hannah and Courtney at a party in a scribble book on the shelf at Monet's. The map would look exactly like the one in the front of the book with the red stars marking the each point and the little notes about what happened where. Directions would be included on the back with the streets to take to each place. Every time you would arrive at the next star there would be the next tape for you to listen to just like the thirteen kids did in the story. Why I think it will work: I know that you are probably thinking, who would ever want to go on a tour to see the places that a young girl named in tapes that she sent out to people before committing suicide, that seems a bit messed up. But hear me out. Having something like this could help someone know what to do differently if they or someone they know is in a similar situation. It may help them gather up the courage to reach out to someone when they need help. It could help people become more aware of things like suicide and how to prevent it from even happening in the first place. Another thing about creating the tour is that when there is advertising for the tour more people will hear about the book and become interested. Or they may even go on the tour and then decide to read the book because they were intrigued or wanted to know the full story. Here is what the map looks like from the front of the book: