The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky about books and a search for the

and a search for the one — maybe two — people who could clear his name

it had consumed four hundred thousand books and damaged seven hundred thousand more

Hopper's most famous compositions can be seen as products of a life spent observing human nature

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky about books and a search for theCharlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his year yet socially awkward,he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture