Charlie is a freshman, and is by no means the most popular in his new school. He is socially awkward and shy. But also very intelligent. He is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Now Charlie has started high school, he is officially a teenager. This means trying to navigate the world of sex, drugs, first dates, mix tapes and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. But, for the first time ever, Charlie wants to see what life looks like from the dance floor, instead of on the sidelines.
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"He's something, isn't he?"
Bob nodded his head. Patrick then said something I don't think I'll ever forget.
"He's a wallflower."
And Bob really nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And I started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me.
"You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand."
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All I can say about this book, is beautiful. The kind of beautiful that only comes from reading a good book or watching the sunrise with your best friend on a crisp, cold, sunny morning. I absolutely loved it. And, if I'm completely honest, I could marry Charlie. Obviously, a lot of readers have a lot of characters they've read and had crushes on. But seriously, I've never really had that. Until now. Even though this book was written in 1999, and is based in 1991, I believe it's still relate-able to modern teenagers. This book is really, really something.
Before I go, I have two pieces of information for you.
-If you're English and don't understand the school system in this American book, high school is from age 14-18 and freshman year is our year 9.
-This is more of a warning than information. The Perks does have a lot of sexual references (including a mentioning of rape). I found it okay to read, but for those who don't, you might want to skip a few parts.
-Beth
Happy Reading!♥
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