The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky
Read the cult-favorite coming of age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking,... read more
- Grade
- 7-12
Year Published 1999
Word Count 62,376
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 720L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 32374
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Health
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Epistolary fiction
- Fiction - General
- Bildungsromans
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- GLBTQ Books
- Unpacking Mental Health Issues
- High School Classroom Libraries
- Challenged Young Adult Books
- High School ELA Novel List
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- Young Adult Collection
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Stephen Chbosky about The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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