The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“A timeless story for every young person who needs to understand that they are not alone.” —Judy Blume

“Once in a while, a novel comes along that becomes a generational touchstone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of those books.” —R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wonder

This #1 New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story with millions of copies in print takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory.

The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky follows observant “wallflower” Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

A #1 New York Times bestseller for more than a year, adapted into a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson (and written and directed by the author), and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), this novel for teen readers (or wallflowers of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life.

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4.7
4.44K reviews
A Google user
September 11, 2012
The content of the piece ranges from great all the way down to mediocre but really the content wasn't as important as the delivery. Written as letters to you adds a personal touch I haven't seen elsewhere and makes the reader feel involved. I followed it feeling like I was listening to a friend tell me of his troubles and accepting the fact that I had no requirements to help. It's oddly relaxing to know I could just listen. It's a great read I recommend to everyone.
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Xavier Ramirez
June 13, 2014
The story describes a young boy's life about highschool (Even though its totally over rated) I didn't like how he started smoking because of Sam and Patrick (Even though Sams my favorite character) Defenitly not for younger kids though.I wonder what happened to Charlie's sister with her baby an all. I feel infinite
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A Google user
June 30, 2010
so difficult to concentrate! I was a teenager... do I need to relive it again? The fact that MTV is written on the book as co publisher doesn't help. It was a good representation of teenage live in the middle of suburban America with "normal" family but the writing at times was so depressing it ruined my day. But it does take a real gift to write like that. Overall it was an interesting read but it didn't blow my socks off like people claimed it to be able to do.
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About the author

Stephen Chbosky wrote and directed the feature film adaptation of his award-winning novel, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. He has worked in film and television, on projects including the film version of the smash-hit musical Rent; the TV show Jericho; and others. He also edited Pieces, a collection of short stories for Pocket Books. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Chbosky graduated from the University of Southern California’s Filmic Writing Program. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, premiered at Sundance Film Festival. Follow Stephen on Twitter @StephenChbosky.

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