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The perks of being a wallflower / Stephen Chbosky.

Chbosky, Stephen, (author.).

Summary:

This book is part of our Book Sanctuary collection. A Book Sanctuary is a physical or digital space that actively protects the freedom to read. It provides shelter and access to endangered books. Launched by Chicago Public Library in 2022, The Book Sanctuary initiative brings attention to challenged titles, and commits to making these books accessible. Innisfil ideaLAB & Library's Book Sanctuary Collection represents books that have been challenged, censored or removed from a public library or school in North America. More than 50 adult, teen, and children's books are in our collection and are available for browsing and borrowing in our branches and online. Explore the collection to learn more about why these books were challenged.
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 first publication in 1999, Stephen Chbosky's haunting debut novel has received critical acclaim, provoked discussion and debate, grown into an international phenomenon, and inspired a major motion picture. Now, to mark the anniversary of his beloved cult classic, Charlie has written a new letter, his first in twenty years. 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 to whom 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, family dramas, and new friends; of sex, drugs, and the Rocky Horror Picture Show, where all you need is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. Through Charlie, Chbosky has created a novel which will spirit the reader back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982110994 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 218 pages ; 23 cm
  • Edition: 20th anniversary edition, MTV Books/Gallery Books trade paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2019.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"20th Anniversary Edition with a new letter from Charlie"--Title page.
Includes Book Club Favorites reader's guide.
Subject: Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
Banned book sanctuary.
High school students > Juvenile fiction.
High school students > Social conditions > Juvenile fiction.
Letters > Juvenile fiction.
Teenagers > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
High school students > Fiction.
High school students > Social conditions > Fiction.
Letters > Fiction.
Teenagers > Fiction.
Genre: Young adult fiction.
Bildungsromans.
Epistolary fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cookstown Branch YA Chbos 31681010342145 YADULT Available -
Lakeshore Branch YA Chbos 31681010342152 BOOK SANCTUARY Available -

Electronic resources

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