The Perks of Being a Wallflower

A difficult book to read. Charlie lives in a
world where his best friend kills himself, where
drugs and alcohol are commonly used to deal
with the stress of daily life, where Charlie
can only seem to communicate honestly by writing
anonymous letters to a person he does not know
well. Charlie's world, fortunately, also contains
a caring teacher who shares favorite books with
Charlie and several fellow outcast teens who,
sometimes confrontationally, help Charlie
survive and begin to thrive. Recommended.