Stephen Chbosky

VIVIR al margen ofrece una perspectiva ÚNICA.Pero SIEMPRE llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el MUNDO desde dentro. Charlie, un chico ingenuo, mordaz y solitario, acaba de empezar el instituto. Vive con sus padres, su popular hermana y un hermano mayor que esta a punto de comenzar la universidad. La cosa no pinta demasiado bien el primer dia de instituto cuando solo consigue hacer un amigo: un alternativo profesor de Lengua interesado en despertar el genio creativo de Charlie. Cuando conoce a la bella Sam y al excentrico Patrick, unos chicos llenos de ganas de exprimir la vida al maximo, empieza a comprender lo que es crecer y hacerse adulto. Junto a ellos recorrera caminos nuevos e inesperados: descubrira musica nueva, empezara a beber, a fumar, a salir de fiesta... e incluso se enamorara por primera vez.

"I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they''re here. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It''s like looking at all the students and wondering who''s had their heart broken that day...or wondering who did the heart breaking and wondering why."Charlie is a freshman. And while he''s not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can''t stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

Charlie is a shy and introspective teenage boy a wallflower always standing on the edge of the action We learn about him through the letters he writes to someone of an undisclosed name age and gender a stylistic technique which adds to the heart wrenching earnestness of the story More intimate than a diary Charlie s letters are singular and unique hilarious and devastating Charlie encounters many of the struggles familiar to everybody from their school days from making friends first crushes experimenting with drugs and sexuality but he must also deal with his best friend s suicide and a shocking realisation about his beloved late Aunt Helen which challenges his very grip on reality This is a funny touching memorable first novel which captures with resounding accuracy the voice of a boy teetering on the brink of adulthood

En Charlie és un adolescent introvertit que viu amb la seva família aparentment modèlica. Quan acaba l’escola, el suïcidi del seu millor amic li dispara una sèrie d’inseguretats. L’entrada a l’instit

Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years, caught between trying to live...

Now in a special edition to mark the twentieth anniversary of a beloved cult classic! Read the bestselling coming-of-age story that takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. Also a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a funny, touching, and haunting modern classic. Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix-tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor. This internationally bestselling novel for teen readers (or 'wallflowers' of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life. 'A coming of age tale in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye and A Separate Peace... often inspirational and always beautifully written' USA Today

Kate Reese is a single mother fleeing an abusive relationship by starting over in a new town, with her young son Christopher. But Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, is not the safe place they thought it would be...Their world begins to unravel after Christopher vanishes into the Mission Street Woods - where 50 years earlier an eerily similar disappearance occurred. When he emerges six days later, unharmed but not unchanged, he brings with him a secret: a voice only he can hear and a warning of tragedy to come.What follows is a moving, thrilling, chilling modern masterpiece - a work of towering imagination and emotional depth which unfolds on an epic canvas.

« Une histoire d’horreur assurément flippante. Stephen King peut être fier ! »KirkusUne mère et son fils en cavale trouvent refuge dans la petite communauté de Mill Grove, en Pennsylvanie.Mais dans c

O LIVRO QUE INSPIROU O FILMENOVA EDIÇÃO COM TRECHO INÉDITOManter-se à margem oferece uma única e passiva perspectiva. Mas, de uma hora para outra, sempre chega o momento de encarar a vida do centro d

Astonishing ... Genius ... A masterpieceEMMA WATSONHaunting and thrillingJOHN GREEN, author of THE FAULT IN OUR STARS * * * * *IMAGINE...Leaving your house in the middle of the night.Knowing your mother is doing her best, but shes just as scared as you.IMAGINE...Starting a new school, making friends.Seeing how happy it makes your mother.Hearing a voice, calling out to you.IMAGINE...Following the signs, into the woods.Going missing for six days.Remembering nothing about what happened.IMAGINE...Something that will change everything...And having to save everyone you love.* * * * *Unputdownable ... Youll fall in love with these characters. Thats why they stay with you, like a haunting.R. J. PALACIO, author of WONDERAn extraordinary book. The pages practically turn themselves.GREER HENDRICKS & SARAH PEKKANEN, authors of THE WIFE BETWEEN USA fearsome, remarkably ambitious novel that breaks through the boundaries of the genre to become epic - in all the best senses of the word."LINCOLN CHILD, #1 New York Times bestsellerA simply extraordinary reading experience. Utterly unique. A tremendous read, every bit worth the wait.BLAKE CROUCH, author of DARK MATTER

VIVIR al margen ofrece una perspectiva ÚNICA.Pero SIEMPRE llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el MUNDO desde dentro.Charlie, un chico ingenuo, mordaz y solitario, acaba de empezar el instituto. Vive con sus padres, su popular hermana y un hermano mayor que esta a punto de comenzar la universidad. La cosa no pinta demasiado bien el primer dia de instituto cuando solo consigue hacer un amigo: un alternativo profesor de Lengua interesado en despertar el genio creativo de Charlie.Cuando conoce a la bella Sam y al excentrico Patrick, unos chicos llenos de ganas de exprimir la vida al maximo, empieza a comprender lo que es crecer y hacerse adulto. Junto a ellos recorrera caminos nuevos e inesperados: descubrira musica nueva, empezara a beber, a fumar, a salir de fiesta... e incluso se enamorara por primera vez.

A timeless story for every young person who needs to understand that they are not alone. Judy BlumeOnce in a while, a novel comes along that becomes a generational touchstone. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of those books. R. J. Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WonderThis #1 New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story with millions of copies in print takes a sometimes heartbreaking, often hysterical, and always honest look at high school in all its glory. The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky follows observant wallflower Charlie as he charts a course through the strange world between adolescence and adulthood. First dates, family drama, and new friends. Sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Devastating loss, young love, and life on the fringes. Caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it, Charlie must learn to navigate those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.A #1 New York Times bestseller for more than a year, adapted into a major motion picture starring Logan Lerman and Emma Watson (and written and directed by the author), and an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), this novel for teen readers (or wallflowers of more-advanced age) will make you laugh, cry, and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you, too, tiptoed onto the dance floor of life.

VIVIR al margen ofrece una perspectiva ÚNICA.Pero SIEMPRE llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el MUNDO desde dentro.Charlie, un chico ingenuo, mordaz y solitario, acaba de empezar el instituto. Vive con sus padres, su popular hermana y un hermano mayor que esta a punto de comenzar la universidad. La cosa no pinta demasiado bien el primer dia de instituto cuando solo consigue hacer un amigo: un alternativo profesor de Lengua interesado en despertar el genio creativo de Charlie.Cuando conoce a la bella Sam y al excentrico Patrick, unos chicos llenos de ganas de exprimir la vida al maximo, empieza a comprender lo que es crecer y hacerse adulto. Junto a ellos recorrera caminos nuevos e inesperados: descubrira musica nueva, empezara a beber, a fumar, a salir de fiesta... e incluso se enamorara por primera vez.

VIVIR al margen ofrece una perspectiva ÚNICA.Pero SIEMPRE llega el momento de entrar en escena y ver el MUNDO desde dentro.Charlie, un chico ingenuo, mordaz y solitario, acaba de empezar el instituto. Vive con sus padres, su popular hermana y un hermano mayor que esta a punto de comenzar la universidad. La cosa no pinta demasiado bien el primer dia de instituto cuando solo consigue hacer un amigo: un alternativo profesor de Lengua interesado en despertar el genio creativo de Charlie.Cuando conoce a la bella Sam y al excentrico Patrick, unos chicos llenos de ganas de exprimir la vida al maximo, empieza a comprender lo que es crecer y hacerse adulto. Junto a ellos recorrera caminos nuevos e inesperados: descubrira musica nueva, empezara a beber, a fumar, a salir de fiesta... e incluso se enamorara por primera vez.

Charlie is a shy and introspective boy, a wallflower always standing on the edge of the action. He encounters many of the struggles familiar to everybody from their school days, but he must also deal with his best friend's suicide and shocking realization about his beloved late Aunt Helen.

Christopher tiene 7 años.Christopher acaba de llegar a la ciudad.Christopher tiene un amigo imaginario.Aventuras inquietantes en la mejor tradición de Stranger Things.Kate Reese es una madre soltera que escapa de una relacion de abuso para empezar desde cero en el pueblo Mill Grove, junto a su hijo de siete años, Christopher. Pero Mill Grove no resulta ser ese lugar seguro que cree: Christopher desaparece en un bosque cercano, donde hace cincuenta años tuvo lugar otra desaparicion similar de un niño que nunca fue resuelta.Seis dias despues de su desaparicion, Christopher aparece, sin un rasguño, pero no es el mismo. Guarda un secreto: una voz en su interior le alerta de una tragedia que esta a punto de ocurrir y que sacudira todo el pueblo. La voz de este nuevo amigo tambien le dicta una mision: construir junto a sus amigos una casa en un arbol en el bosque, que le permitira a este amigo escapar de la prision donde lleva encerrado muchos años.Sin saberlo, Christopher, Kate y resto de los habitantes de Mill Grove estan destinados a jugar un papel en una batalla entre el bien y el mal que los llevara a luchar por sus propias vidas.Una obra maestra. Emma Watson

Christopher Reese has been through a lot by the age of seven. He will go through much more before he turns eight.All his mother Kate Reese ever wanted to do is protect him. She will have to do that more than she ever imagined.Their new home, the town of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, is sleepy, ordinary, and isolated. In other words: perfect for what is about to happen.Something that will deeply mark everyone: from Christopher and his mother, to the local sheriff, the residents of the retirement home, and every student at the school.Something which no one can explain, but everyone can feel. Something that will change everything . . .'Haunting and thrilling' JOHN GREEN'Unputdownable. You'll fall in love with these characters.' R. J. PALACIO'Warms the heart, freezes the blood . . . First class' DAILY TELEGRAPH