The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"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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224 pages

Average rating: 8.02

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moneymonster5000
Sep 29, 2024
Seriously one of the most emotional, relatable, and heartwarming movies.
Fe1ite
Sep 06, 2024
10/10 stars
Literally changed my life
jazzyyyy
Jul 26, 2024
10/10 stars
wayyyyy better than the movie, i love that it felt like reading a diary (with consent ofc)
Silver_Swan
Jul 17, 2024
9/10 stars
I loved this book so much I didn’t wanted to end it!!🫣 It means so much to me and I felt like the protagonist was literally me🦢🧁
CarrieReadsBooks
Jun 12, 2024
10/10 stars
This book is one the best books I've ever read and I have read a lot. The only thing I didn't like about it was that it was too short. I liked how Stephen made the protagonist mysterious and unknown. He also made the person that the protagonist was writing to mysterious and unknown.

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