The Perks of Being a Wallflower《壁花少年》是作傢斯蒂芬?奇博斯基1999年推齣的半自傳小說，自問世後立刻在年輕人中間瘋傳，尤其是那些感同身受的人群,《紐約時報》形容該書“就像熱土豆一樣被輾轉傳閱”。2012年作者親自操刀將此書改編成同名電影，力邀艾瑪·沃特森、羅根·勒曼、埃茲拉·米勒主演，並榮獲2013年美國人民選擇奬、青少年選擇奬等多項大奬。《壁花少年》至今仍暢銷不衰，並一度成為《紐約時報》暢銷書榜榜首（連續在榜71周），與《殺死一隻知更鳥》一起被評為史上青少年小說四強，更被視為新世代的版本的《麥田的守望者》。

推薦理由：
1.艾瑪沃特森主演電影英文原著，內容完整無刪減；
2.美國眾多高中學校老師推選齣必讀書目之一；
3. 小說采用書信體的格式寫成，生詞不多，容易讀懂；
4. 英文原版，印刷清晰，小巧便攜。

Read the cult-favorite 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.
The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks 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 best seller for more than a year, an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults (2000) and Best Book for Reluctant Readers (2000), and with millions of copies in print, 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.

Review
“a coming-of-age tale in the tradition of the catcher in the rye and a separate peace… poignant… inspirational… beautifully written.” — USA Today
“passed from adolescent to adolescent like a hot potato… the book’s target audience has declared it a legit page-turner ever since it was published.” — The New York Times
“the language is plain and springy…in this culture where adolescence is a dirty word, I hope nothing bad ever happens to [Charlie]” — Los Angeles Times