L'œuvre de Stephen Chbosky explore les complexités de l'adolescence, capturant le voyage poignant de la jeunesse avec une honnêteté remarquable et une profondeur émotionnelle. Ses récits examinent la tapisserie complexe des liens humains et le processus souvent tumultueux de découverte de soi. Chbosky possède une voix narrative distinctive, marquée par sa sensibilité et sa représentation authentique d'expériences formatrices. Ses histoires résonnent avec des thèmes universels d'amour, de perte et du pouvoir durable de l'espoir, offrant aux lecteurs une connexion profonde avec les personnages et leurs parcours.
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. Listening Length: 6 hours and 18 minutes
This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative voice in contemporary fiction. This is the story of what it's like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Charlie's letters are singular, hilarious, and devastating.
Belle dreams of adventures like the ones she reads about in her books - until she becomes the prisoner of a fearsome Beast in a mysterious, enchanted castle. But life in the castle isn't as terrible as Belle imagines, and soon she realizes there is more to the Beast than first meets the eye. Experience this tale as old as time about adventure and love, about looking past first appearances, about the inner Beauty and Beast in all of us. Disney Beauty and the Beast Book of the Film is based on the live-action film starring Emma Watson.
A haunting coming of age novel told in a series of letters to an unknown correspondent reveals the life of Charlie, a freshman in high school who is a wallflower, shy and introspective, and very intelligent, it's a story of what it's like to grow up in high school, tracing a course through uncharted territory in the world of first dates, family dramas and new friends
"Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with Christopher at her side. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a tree house in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Soon Kate and Christopher find themselves in the fight of their lives, caught in the middle of a war playing out between good and evil, with their small town as the battleground."--Provided by publisher.
»Ein moderner Klassiker der Jugendliteratur!« USA Today »Eigentlich wollte ich dir nur sagen, dass morgen die Highschool beginnt—und ich Angst davor habe, hinzugehen.« Der fünfzehnjährige Charlie vertraut seine Sorgen und Gedanken ausschließlich einem namenlosen „Freund“ an. Durch das Schreiben dieser Briefe fühlt sich der sensible Außenseiter weniger allein. Erst als Charlie die selbstbewusste Sam und ihren Stiefbruder Patrick kennenlernt, beginnt er sich zu öffnen. Hin- und hergerissen zwischen dem Wunsch, sich ins Leben zu stürzen, und dem Drang, davor wegzulaufen, lernt er nach und nach, diese wilde Achterbahnfahrt namens Erwachsenwerden zu meistern. Vom internationalen literaturfestival berlin ausgezeichnet als Außergewöhnliches Buch 2023!
Charlie ist 15 Jahre alt und beginnt gerade die Highschool. Auf der neuen Schule fühlt er sich am Anfang oft allein. Deshalb schreibt er Briefe an einen namenlosen Freund. In den Briefen erzählt Charlie von seinen Sorgen und Problemen. Aber auch von seinen neuen Freunden, mit denen er viel erlebt. „Das also ist mein Leben“ ist eine bewegende Geschichte über das Erwachsenwerden. Die Geschichte wurde unter dem Titel „Vielleicht lieber morgen“ verfilmt.
Christopher is seven years old. Christopher is the new kid in town. Christopher has an imaginary friend. We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us. Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six long days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again. Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.
