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Cover of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

213 pages

Through letters to a stranger, shy teenager Charlie describes his first year of high school. He is taken in by a group of older friends who introduce him to music, love and heartbreak, even as he struggles with grief and memories he cannot fully face.

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Coming of Age, Found Family, Melancholic, Friends to Lovers

Content warnings: sexual abuse, suicide

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