The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author:Chbosky, Stephen Most people think 15 year old Charlie is a freak. The only friend he had killed himself, forcing him to face high school alone. But then seniors Patrick and beautiful step sister Sam take Charlie under their wings and introduce him to their eclectic, open-minded, hard partying friends. It is from these older kids that Charlie learns to live and ... more »love, until a repressed secret from his past threatens to destroy his new found happiness.« less