Chbosky, Stephen

Christopher Reese has been through a lot by the age of seven. He will go through much more before he turns eight.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular.