An edition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

First MTV Books/Pocket Books trade paperback printing February 1999 (13)
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An edition of The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

First MTV Books/Pocket Books trade paperback printing February 1999 (13)
  • 4.3 (90 ratings) ·
  • 1,804 Want to read
  • 107 Currently reading
  • 210 Have read

standing on the fringes of life...
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 the 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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Language
English
Pages
213

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Cover of: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012-11, MTV Books/Gallery Books
hardcover in English - printing (11)
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012, Simon and Schuster
paperback in English - printing (1)
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the perks of being a wallflower
2012, Editions SARBACANE
paperback in English
Cover of: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012, Simon & Schuster
paperback in English - Movie Tie-In Edition
Cover of: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012-08, MTV Books/Gallery Books
paperback in English - MTV Books/Gallery Books trade paperback edition (7); movie tie-in
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Charlie
2011, REMI
paperback in Polish
Cover of: Atskalūno laiškai
Atskalūno laiškai
2004, Alma Littera
Hardcover in Lithuanian
Cover of: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2002, MTV Books/Pocket Books
paperback in English - First MTV Books/Pocket Books trade paperback printing February 1999 (13)

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New York
Copyright Date
2002

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Format
paperback
Pagination
213p.
Number of pages
213

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OL47768766M
ISBN 10
0671027344
ISBN 13
9780671027346
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44696835

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky, which was first published on February 1, 1999, by Pocket Books. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted observing teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. The novel details Charlie's unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood, and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family.

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