Topic > The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and is published in 31 languages, written by Stephen Chbosky. The story is narrated by a socially awkward teenager named Charlie. He shares many different points of his life through letters to a stranger he has heard of but never met to ease the fear and anxiety of starting a high school on his own, since he is dealing with the suicide of his friend Michael . Although Charlie is a socially awkward person, during his freshman year of high school he befriended two exciting seniors, Patrick and Sam. Charlie is extremely attracted to his new friend Sam but avoids admitting it. Charlie also becomes friends with his English teacher Bill, who notices Charlie's passion for writing and reading. Throughout the novel Bill assigns Charlie various books outside of the school curriculum. Charlie connects with Sam and Patrick's group of friends and begins to experience a new life. Over the course of the school year, Charlie has his first date and kiss, faces bullying, and begins to experiment...