Janet immigrated to the US from Haiti at age 15 with her younger brother Kervens to live with their mother. Kervens started hanging out with the wrong crowd and doing drugs instead of focusing on school. Janet struggled to adapt to her new school where she didn't speak English and was bullied. Her mother's boyfriend Bob and Kervens got into a violent fight in the home after Kervens disrespected his mother and Bob.
Short story continued from last week. Find out what happens to William and his friends as they spray the Fire Extinguisher around their classroom and corridor!
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter.
Short story continued from last week. Find out what happens to William and his friends as they spray the Fire Extinguisher around their classroom and corridor!
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter
I completed my Multigenre Project on the two mission trips I took to Ukraine. We worked in several orphanages and at a summer discipleship camp. I have included a narrative piece, persuasive, informational, a diary entry, and a letter.
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
Stephen Chbosky
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Published by: POCKET BOOKS, Simon and Schuster Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, NY 10020.
Copyright 1999 by Stephen Chbosky
BOOK JACKET INFORMATION
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 haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a
provocative new voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks Of Being A WALLFLOWER
This is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Char-
lie’s letters are singular and unique, hilarious and devastating. We may not know where he lives. We
may not know to whom he is writing. All we know is the world he shares. Caught between trying
to live his life and trying to run from it puts him on a strange course 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.
Through Charlie, Stephen Chbosky has created a deeply affecting coming-of-age story, powerful
novel that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller coaster days known as growing up.
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stephen chbosky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of
Southern California’s Filmic Writing Program. His first film, THE FOUR CORNERS OF NO-
WHERE, premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best Narrative Feature
honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. He is the recipient of the Abraham Polonsky
Screenwriting Award for his screenplay EVERYTHING DIVIDED as well as a participant in the
Sundance Institute’s filmmakers’ lab for his current project, FINGERNAILS AND SMOOTH
SKIN. Chbosky lives in New York.
the perks of being a wallflower is his first novel.
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the
author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons,
living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
For my family
acknowledgements
I just wanted to say about all those listed that there would be no book without them, and I
thank them with all of my heart.
Greer Kessel Hendricks Heather Neely Lea, Fred, and Stacy Chbosky Robbie Thompson Chris-
topher McQuarrie Margaret Mehring Stewart Stern Kate Degenhart Mark McClain Wilson David
Wilcox Kate Ward Tim Perell Jack Horner Eduardo Braniff
And finally ...
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Dr. Earl Reum for writing a beautiful poem and Patrick Comeaux for remembering it wrong
when he was 14.
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PART ONE
August.
Six stories about six different teenagers:
Pamela - Will she survive her date with a stranger?
Rachel - She won't let anything stop her from going to the prom, not even a baby.
Ryan - He finally got a date with one of the most popular girls in school, but will she give him what he's expecting to get from her?
Andrea - People keep talking about her and Jerry which is making her feel very uncomfortable. Should she sacrifice her friendship to end the gossip?
Judy - Bob bosses her around and treats her like dirt. Should she stay with him or find someone new?
Whitney - Jerome has been taking her for granted and she's sick of it. She found someone else who treats her better, but will it last?
Find out what happens to these six teenagers in these amazing short stories.
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THE PERKS OF BEING A
WALLFLOWER
By
STEPHEN CHBOSKY
Part 1
August 25, 1991 Dear friend,
I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't
try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. Please
don't try to figure out who she is because then you might figure out who I am,
and I really don't want you to do that. I will call people by different names or
generic names because I don't want you to find me. I didn't enclose a return
address for the same reason. I mean nothing bad by this. Honest.
I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and
doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that
these people exist.
I think you of all people would understand that because I think you of all
people are alive and appreciate what that means. At least I hope you do
because other people look to you for strength and friendship and it's that
simple. At least that's what I've heard.
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.
I try to think of my family as a reason for me being this way, especially
after my friend Michael stopped going to school one day last spring and we
heard Mr. Vaughn's voice on the loudspeaker.
"Boys and girls, I regret to inform you that one of our students has passed
on. We will hold a memorial service for Michael Dobson during assembly
this Friday."
I don't know how news travels around school and why it is very often right.
Maybe it was in the lunchroom. It's hard to remember. But Dave with the
awkward glasses told us that Michael killed himself. His mom played bridge
with one of Michael's neighbors and they heard the gunshot.
I don't really remember much of what happened after that except that my
older brother came to Mr. Vaughn's office in my middle school and told me to
stop crying. Then, he put his arm on my shoulder and told me to get it out of
my system before Dad came home. We then went to eat French fries at
McDonald's and he taught me how to play pinball. He even made a joke that
because of me he got to skip an afternoon of school and asked me if I wanted
to help him work on his Camaro. I guess I was pretty messy because he never
let me work on his Camaro before.
At the guidance counselor sessions, they asked the few of us who actually
liked Michael to say a few words. I think they were afraid that some of us
would try to kill ourselves or something because they looked very tense and
one of them kept touching his beard.
Bridget who is crazy said that sometimes she thought about suicide when
commercials come on during TV. She was sincere and this puzzled the
guidance counselors. Carl who is nice to everyone said that he felt very sad,
but could never kill himself because it is a sin.
This one guidan ...
2. when Janet first came to America
from Haiti. She was 15 years
old, when you came along with her
little brother kervens who was only
13 years old. Her mother was
already in the USA .She had
immigrated two years earlier, and
now lives in Miami. The idea to
come to the USA was exciting for
Janet Not only had she missed her
mother she also wanted to know
what America was really looking
like. she couldn’t help to imagine a
new life will start from now on.
Since the United States is one of
the richest country in the
world, and it is also good for
education. she always thought of
coming here one day
3. She was a short lady. She
was a hard working woman ,
now living on disability She
had a crippled leg with
Janet and her brother's
name tattooed on it. When
the kids was in Haiti she
called them to inform them
that she got into a car
accident in Miami while she
was on her way to work. She
also sent them a picture of
her foot with those names
tattooed on it. She said the
reason why she tattooed
their names on her leg it's
because they are the ones
who she's working for
4. Kervens is Janet
brother he started
hanging out with
the wrong crowd
and peer pressure
cause him to start
smoking marijuana
instead of focusing
in school and get his
education. He don’t
listen to no one not
even his step dad
Bob.
5. He’s the mom
boyfriend, Janet and Bob
didn't get along well. There
were some stuffs she didn't
like about him.
He acted like he was her
father. When she’s in the
bathroom taking a shower, he
would get inside without her
permission to shave.
She didn't know his roll in the
house because he did not
sleep in the house. She only
saw him once in a while. But
mom said he helped
contribute in her and her
brother's arrival and we
should show him some
respect.
6. first thing in the morning, mom got us enroll into a school.
My brother kervens went to middle school and I was in a
public high school in the neighborhood .School was like
learning to talk again because I didn't speak English. In
class whatever the teacher did or say during the course
went black to me. I didn't catch anything. It was not easy
for me to make new friends either.
Every morning I left home to school with anxiety
wandering why any student in my class didn’t approach me
to make friends. Is that because I don't speak their
language? I would always ask myself all the time.
I remember one day I woke up early in the morning at
dawn. That day, I left home to school early, without even
taking breakfast. I just took a quick shower, brushed my
teeth and got ready for school. I was wearing a red T-shirt
with a turtle neck, a blue jumper with some white
sneakers.
7. I had two braids on each side on my head. When I do my hair like
that my brother usually say that they look like I have two horns.
I was sitting alone at the school yard. I was the first one to
arrive at the school. After me was the security guard of the
school. He told me something in a smile. I didn't understand but I
pretended I enjoyed what he was saying, then I smiled back at
him, and he left.
I just stayed in a corner all by myself freezing.
“I should have brought my jacket; I told myself, is that's what the
security man was trying to tell me?"
Later on, a group of four girls passed right in front of me. One of
them said something and the whole group started laughing. Little
by little more people started coming to fill the school yard. Some
kids sat on their back packs and some talked with their friends. I
saw the same group of girls making a line to go eat in the
cafeteria and they were still laughing. One of the girls even had
tears coming out her eyes while laughing and she's wiping it
away, I wondered if I look that funny. I didn’t go anywhere I stay
in the same place looking around while the kids were interacting
with their friends.
8. A moment later, the group of four girls came again and
approached me.
"Zoë girl, did you got off the boat ?" they shouted .
Then they laughed out loud
I only understood boat and I thought they said something wrong
about it because they kept on laughing at me.
Your momma, “I said .
One of the girls got furious she was all in my face pointing at me
.I could feel some drops of spit on my nose.
" Take your toothbrush of my face" I said in creole while my legs
are trembling under my blue jumper , I was thinking how to
translate
what I said in creole. Then something came to my mind .
With my left hand I cover my nose and I throw my right hand
from side to side like I smell something bad.
The girls understand my gesture they all cried .
"Oooohh! Zoegirl is fresh
9. "David the football
player, the
irresistible one, the
most popular boy in
school, the one all
the girls have a
crush on." He was
tall with dark skin
complexion, wavy
hair, hazel eyes and
muscular built.
Janet’s boyfriend.
10. With the time, mom and I got used with the late comings of Kervens in
the house. There was nothing we could do to stop him from doing
whatever he wanted to do in the house. Not even Bob since he was not
his biological father, there was not much that he can do. One early
morning, I remember the time 9 Oclock in the morning. It was a peaceful
day, I curled up on the sofa eating a banana while watching one of my
favorite show on TV. Kervens came sat next to me and changed the
channel to B. E.T. I gently asked him to put it back on, but he ignored
me. He pulled out a box of newports from his back pocket and started
smoking cigarette in the house in front of mom and Bob. Mom got on her
knees and begged him to stop while saying.
" Kervens Don't do it, please! It's not good for your lungs.
My brother didn't pronounce not one word to mom. The more she begged
him to stop, the more he continued blowing smoke on the air. Bob was
there observing the situation the entire time. He got up and said firmly.
"Look, I'm getting tired of your behavior in this house, How dare you
treat you mother this way? can't you realized that she's suffering."
Bob was in a different mood. Which meant he could do anything without
control.
" You're not my dad." kervens said.
11. Bob grabbed the remote from Kervens, he then turned off the TV and
said nicely.
" It's like if I was! Now go outside and finish doing what you're doing.
When you're done you can come back."
Kervens quickly got up in Bob's face and said.
" They call me God father! I'm not scare of anyone including you," he said
while pointing to Bob face.
With insolence, Kervens took his last blow on Bob's face and snatched
the control away from him to put the TV back on again.
Bob looked furious, I've never seen that side of him before. Mom tried to
calm Bob down to leave everything the way it is, but Bob didn't pay
attention to any of that . He stood in front of Kervens staring at him with
an angry face while my brother continued watching TV. Unexpectedly Bob
made the decission to unplug the TV while Kervens was watching
contently. Kervens got angry at Bob, he dropped himself on Bob and
started fighting him. I tried to stop Kervens from fighting Bob by
smashing the banana I was eating all over his head. But all that was in
vain. Kervens locked Bob's head under his armpit. Bob fought teeth and
nails to try to get his head out but he couldn't. Mom and I started
screaming while saying
" Kervens stop, you're going to kill him stop!"
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