The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Publisher
MTV Books/Gallery Books
Publication Year
1999
ISBN
9780671027346
Pages
224 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Charlie struggles to cope with complex world of high school as he deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs, and the pain of losing a close friend and a favorite aunt.
Grade Level
9-12
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Family member death; Gay/Lesbian; death of an aunt; grief; homosexual; gay teenager; gay friend
Main Character
boy
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
male/male
Awards
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2002 Relationships: Friends and Families
Keywords
high school students; sexual abuse; adolescence; letters; coming of age
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Chbosky, Stephen, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" (1999). Diverse Families. 1257.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1257