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ISBN13: 9780671027346 
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This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
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offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.
This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. The world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, a powerful novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
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Grobanite4Life, September 3, 2008 (view all comments by Grobanite4Life)
Charlie went from being an observant, soft spoken wallflower to becoming a free spirited young man. He went through a lot his first year of high school and I think it taught him how to be more open. His encounter with Sam is no stranger to the typical high school romance. With the drug use, sexual orientaion confusion, and raging hormones, Charlie let us experience the ups and downs of high school through his funny, but sometimes sad letters to a friend.
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JR92, August 5, 2008 (view all comments by JR92)
This book is absolutely amazing. It had me cracking up laughing at times and sympathizing with Charlie when things went wrong. I reccomend this to anyone!!!!!
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emtyhrtd, June 12, 2008 (view all comments by emtyhrtd)
I have read this book time and time again; every time it still manages to blow me away. I read the book when I was 17 and still three years later I have not found a book more astonishing. So many people have banned the books from schools and forbid their children from reading them, in all honesty I believe if parents would let their children read the book it would help them. High school is rough and reading the book makes everything seem so much clearer in the eyes of a teenager. Being brutally honest with "sex, drugs and the rocky horror picture show!" everything in between, 5 stars is what the book deserves! ;D
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780671027346
- Author:
- Publisher:
- MTV
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- General
- Subject:
- Fiction
- Subject:
- Friendship
- Subject:
- Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General
- Subject:
- Social Situations - Adolescence
- Subject:
- Schools
- Subject:
- Teenagers
- Subject:
- Conduct of life
- Subject:
- High school students
- Subject:
- Epistolary fiction
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Subject:
- Bildungsromans
- Subject:
- General Fiction
- Copyright:
- 1999
- Edition Description:
- B102
- Series Volume:
- 98-105
- Publication Date:
- February 1999
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Grade Level:
- General/trade
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 224
- Dimensions:
- 7.14x5.06x.49 in. .43 lbs.
- Age Level:
- 12-17
