Stephen Chbosky Livres

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.

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.

»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.