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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

By: Stephen Chbosky
Narrated by: Noah Galvin
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“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. Classics Coming of Age Genre Fiction LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Funny Heartfelt Tear-jerking
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one of the best books I have had the privilege of reading. everyone should read it.

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i had to read it 4 school but i enjoyed it anyways s ss s

relaxing book

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What an amazing book,it made me realise things and how they work and why I feel how I feel

Beautiful

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This story is beyond anything else and has such philosophical meaning to it and it’s truly one of my favourite films will always recommend

Amazingly heartbreaking

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I loved the narration and how it was presented from a modest perspective and an innocent perspective of being a teenager and growing up as a young person dealing with sexual abuse and mental health. Would love to start it again and hear it for the first time

Brilliant story about mental health struggles

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