This book has been on my "to be read" list for at least 10 years. I don't even remember the first time I heard about it... but it was long before the movie came out.
So the story in a nutshell... Charlie is a HS freshman, small for his age and had been held back a year. Charlie, like a lot of teens is overwhelmed by high school and needs an outlet for all the stuff he is feeling -writing letters to a stranger. We get the whole story through the letters he writes to someone he thought would understand because he heard a story about how the stranger could have taken advantage of someone at a party but didn't.
Charlie is an internal and emotional person. He is befriended by Patrick and Sam (brother and sister) who introduce Charlie to all kinds of stuff. Plus there is an English teacher giving Charlie all kinds of classic coming of age books to read: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, The Catcher in the Rye and a bunch of other really great books...
I really loved this book, It has a gritty realism. It's published by Mtv books, so you can imagine some of the stuff that happens: adventures, music, drugs, Rocky Horror and sex.
Would I read it again? oh, yeah
Who would I give it to? Anyone between 13 and up who knows what life can be like as a teenager.
Where did I get it? the YA section of my local library. You can also find one there...
srsl, it is an award winner and adapted for film... you could probably find a copy at your local Goodwill or at a Library Friends sale near you if you wanted a copy to keep.
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