1. The Perks of Being a
Wallflower
NOA WEINBERG
B O O K R E P O RT ( S H O RT )
ENGLISH 10D
B AVA R I A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L S C H O O L
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2. Publisher Information
 Publisher: Pocket Books
 City of Publication: New
York
 Year of Publication: 1999
 Book Length: 232 Pages
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3. The Author
 Stephen Chbosky grew up in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; he
is the author of The Perks of
Being a Wallflower.
 Chbosky has written variety
of screenplays and has
received a number of honors
for his films.
 He is best known for his
novel “The perks of being a
wallflower”.
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4. Genre
 The Perks of Being a
Wallflower is a work of
fiction.
 The novel can be classified
as young adult literature
novel.
 The novel can also be
classified as an epistolary
novel
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5. Main Characters
 Charlie: Charlie is the main
character as well as the
narrator of the story. He is 15
years old teenager who is
struggling to find himself as
he starts high school.
 Sam and Patrick: 12 graders,
step- brother and sister who
become Charlie’s best friend.
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6. Setting
 Time: The book starts at
August 25, 1991 and finishes
at August 23, 1992.
 Place: N/A. However, we
can assume that it is around
Pittsburgh, PA.
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7. Book Summary
 The book is beautifully
written by Charlie in a form of
a dairy, or letters to someone
unknown who Charlie himself
has never met but he heard
about his kindness. Charlie is
an unique teenager who is
coping with starting high
school, suicide of his best
friend, finding new friends
and himself. During a year his
life and point of view chnge
comletely.
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8. Rating
 The Perks of Being a
Wallflower is absolutely one
of the best novels that I have
read.
 If you are looking for a
novel that is full of drama, a
range of emotions, love and
reversals, then the Perks of
being a Wallflower is the
book for you!
 I give this novel “five stars.”
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