The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I didn’t see what the Perks were

The Perks Of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

July 31, 2019 by Manimama Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Banned Books (https://www.marshall.edu/library/bannedbooks/books/perks.asp)- this book was banned in 2017 in the school district I attended as a kid, and that my mom taught in until recently. It was deemed offensive due to its ‘explicit sexual references’ which were called “disgusting”. It was specifically banned in a middle school after it was assigned by a substitute teacher for a 7-th grade advanced language arts class. I have to say that while I think banning books is a ridiculous thing, I don’t think this book […]

Love Always, Charlie

November 10, 2017 by Caitlin_D Leave a Comment

You know how some weeks you need a breath of fresh air? Some weeks you need tried and true recycled air. “So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.” Perks of Being a Wallflower is very special to me. Sure it’s a bit schmaltzy it places and a bit “get off my lawn” in others but overall this book is always a safe space where […]

When you realize you’re more Bill than Charlie

February 17, 2017 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

I didn’t read this book when I was younger. I am 35 now, and I am a high school English teacher. I am NOT Bill per se because I am not a well-meaning Teach for a America fellow, but instead am a long-working teacher who is much more likely to put a few books in the hands of a student or read the ones they give me. Also, I am not Charlie in this book. My adolescent was pretty tame in comparison. However, not exactly […]

Topping the list of things I do not miss: Being a teenager.

February 10, 2017 by kella Leave a Comment

I came home from work sick today and thought that a nice quick little read while curled up on the couch would be just the thing to make me feel better. That might have worked if I had picked a happier book. While this book has been around for a while, and I had heard of it, I somehow had managed to escape any prior knowledge about the plot; I was going in blind. Something about teenagers? One is a wallflower? Maybe? It’s set […]

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