Charlie encounters the same struggles that many kids face in high school-how to make friends, the intensity of a crush, family tensions, a first relationship, exploring sexuality, experimenting with drugs-but he must also deal with his best friend's recent suicide. We learn about Charlie through the letters he writes to someone of undisclosed name, age, and gender, a stylistic technique that adds to the heart-wrenching earnestness saturating this teen's story. He's a wallflower-shy and introspective, and intelligent beyond his years, if not very savvy in the social arts. And while's he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. What is most notable about this funny, touching, memorable first novel from Stephen Chbosky is the resounding accuracy with which the author captures the voice of a boy teetering on the brink of adulthood. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. 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. 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.

The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course through uncharted territory. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective.

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