The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Artist: Stephen Chybosky

Year: 2012

Date of Action: November 30, 2012

Region: North America

Location: Grandview Heights, Ohio

Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Sexual/Gender Orientation, Youth

Medium: Literature

Confronting Bodies: Parents

Description of Artwork: The book is about a high school boy, Charlie, who is trying to learn to "participate" in life. He befriends a group of interesting older kids who introduce him to partying and other activities. In letters that Charlie writes to an anonymous stranger, he talks about his family, his friends, and his complicated, often overwhelming, feelings about growing up.

The Incident: A parent wrote to a member of the school board, citing a two-page passage narrating a date-rape scene, other parents emailed the superintendent in an attempt to ban Chbosky’s book.

Results of Incident: The district decided not to ban the book.

Source:
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/12/05/opinions-split-on-freshman-assignment-in-grandview.html