| Charlie is a young, impressionable genius who cries more than anyone. He begins writing letters to an anonymous person, recalling things like the death of his favorite aunt and suicide of his best friend. Although Charlie has always been an outcast, it is his first year of highschool, and he is surprisingly more nervous than usual. His brother is a big football star who has gone off to college, leaving Charlie to fend for himself. His sister is a senior this year and believes her younger brother is a freak, and aparently doesn't associate with people of this stature. Because his best and only friend is dead, he has gotten on to entertain himself through working hard in school for a scholarship and reading every book he has ever read twice in a row. He has a wonderful teacher who offers him books to read with summaries to write on the side.
Charlie has a shop class with a boy who begins to make him laugh and eventually at a football game, Charlie gets up the confidence to introduce himself to this boy who's called Patrick, and Patrick's step-sister, Sam. They are both non-judgemental seniors who take Charlie under their wing, and very patiently at that. Patrick and Sam teach Charlie all about sex, drugs and rock and roll. Patrick is a homosexual who is having a secret relationship with Brad, the quarterback of their football team. Sam is beautiful inside and out, and Charlie loves her, but knows he doesn't have a chance. Throughout the book, Charlie is touched and cries. | ||
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Plot & Themes Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 Kids growing up/acting up? Yes Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school Wild kid(s)? - druggie culture (& crime) Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Nationality Unusual characteristics: Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () United States Yes Writing Style Sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction Lot of foul language? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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