The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
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The book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
was published in 1999 by MTV.
A film version was created in 2012.
What it's about The Perks of Being a Wallflower describes serious
topics in the life of an adolescent's first year in high
school.
Characters
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Charlie – Charlie is 15 and has just started his
life as a high schooler. He soon realizes he is a
wallflower.
Sam – Sam is 18 and is Patrick's step-sister.
She is Charlie's main love interest.
Patrick – Patrick is Sam's step-brother.
Summary
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The book is about fifteen-year-old Charlie's adolescent
journeys through his first year in high school. He is trying
to deal with the suicide of his former best friend and
decides to write to a stranger he had heard of that had a
good reputation. Charlie's first friend is also his english
teacher, Bill. He overcomes his shyness and decides to
talk to his soon to be best friends, Sam and Patrick.
Charlie starts to experiment with drugs and alchohol
although he soon stops. Charlie's family has a dark secret
about him which he finds out about at the end of the story.
Excerpt
When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this
really funny scream, and there it was. Downtown.
Lights on buildings and everything makes you
wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing.
Patrick started laughing. I started laughing.
And in that moment, i swear we were infinite.
Love Always,
Charlie
Why you should read this...
If you enjoy reading books about a teen growing up
and going to new schools, than this is for you!
Fun
The book was made into a movie which was
recently released. Here is the trailer.