The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Contributor(s): Chbosky, Stephen (Author)
Original publication and copyright date: 1999.
Publisher:  MTV Books
Pub Date:  08/2012
ISBN:    9781451696196
Binding:  Paperback-1.27 cms H x 17.53 cms L x 12.45 cms W (0.18 kgs) 213 pages

Brief Description:
Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie is navigating through the strange worlds of love, drugs, "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," and dealing with the loss of a good friend and his favorite aunt.

Publisher Marketing:
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.

since its publication, Stephen Chbosky's haunting debut novel has received critical acclaim, provoked discussion and debate, grown into a cult phenomenon with over a million copies in print, and inspired a major motion picture.

"the perks of being a wallflower" is a story about what it's like to travel that strange course through the uncharted territory of high school. the world of first dates, family dramas, and new friends. of sex, drugs, and the rocky horror picture show. of those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.