Chbosky, Stephen - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower.Pdf

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
by
STEPHEN chbosky
Published by: POCKET BOOKS, Simon and Schuster Inc.,
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.
Copyright 1999 by Stephen Chbosky
BOOK JACKET INFORMATION
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.
Thishaunting 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 towhom 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 perfect
song on that perfect drive to feelinfinite.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply
affecting coming-of-age story, powerful novel that will spirit you
back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as
growing up.
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stephen chbosky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and
graduatedfrom the University of Southern California's Filmic
Writing Program. His first film, THE FOUR CORNERS OF
NOWHERE, premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and
went on to win Best Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago
Underground Film Festival. He is the recipient of the Abraham
Polonsky Screenwriting Award for his screenplay EVERYTHING
DIVIDED as well as a participant in theSundance Institute's
filmmakers' lab for his current project, FINGERNAILS AND SMOOTH SKIN. Chbosky lives in New York.
the perks of being a wallflower is his first novel.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and
incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used
fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or
persons, living ordead, is entirely coincidental.
For my family
acknowledgements
I just wanted to say about all those listed that there would be
no book without them, and I thank them with all of my heart.
Greer Kessel Hendricks Heather Neely Lea, Fred, and Stacy
Chbosky Robbie Thompson Christopher McQuarrie Margaret
Mehring Stewart Stern Kate Degenhart Mark McClain WilsonDavid Wilcox Kate Ward Tim Perell Jack Horner Eduardo Braniff
And finally ...
Dr. Earl Reum for writing a beautiful poem and Patrick
Comeaux for remembering it wrong when he was 14.
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
part 1
August 25, 1991 Dear friend,
I am writing to you because she said you listen and
understand and didn't try to sleep with that person atthat party
even though you could have. Please don't try to figure out who
she is because then you might figure out who I am, and I really
don't want you to do that. I will call people by different names or
generic names because I don't want you to find me. I didn't
enclose a return address for the same reason. I mean nothing bad
by this. Honest.
I just need to know thatsomeone out there listens and
understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could
have. I need to know that these people exist.
I think you of all people would understand that because I
think you of all people are alive and appreciate what that means.
At least I hope you do because other people look to you for
strength and friendship and it's that simple. At...