The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. (Simon Pulse, 30 September 2025).
First dates, family drama, and new friends.
Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes.
Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days of growing up.
As well as being a NYT bestseller, The Perks of Being a Wallflower received several accolades, including
- ALA Best Book for Young Adults
- ALA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults - Top Ten
- ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower has been challenged and banned since its original publication in 1999, for being sexually explicit, and having LGBTQIA+ content while mentioning rape, drugs and profanity.
To see the Intellectual Freedom Blog's spotlight on this book, click here.
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