Jay Asher’s New York Times bestseller turned hit Netflix show “Thirteen Reasons Why” is the latest addition to Utah’s growing list of titles banned from all public schools in the state.

The young adult novel follows Clay Jensen, who returns home from school one day to find a mysterious package addressed to him. Inside, he finds several cassette tapes recorded by his classmate Hannah Baker, who died by suicide two weeks earlier.

On the tapes, Hannah explains the 13 reasons, and people, she believes contributed to her decision. As Clay listens, he retraces her experiences with bullying, rumors, betrayal and loneliness, gaining a deeper understanding of how seemingly small actions can have devastating effects.

“The book is essentially 13 stories from Hannah Baker’s life, and most people

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