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Stephen Chbosky

    January 25, 1970

    Stephen Chbosky's work delves into the complexities of growing up, capturing the poignant journey of adolescence with remarkable honesty and emotional depth. His narratives explore the intricate tapestry of human connection and the often tumultuous process of discovering one's identity. Chbosky possesses a distinctive narrative voice, marked by its sensitivity and authentic portrayal of formative experiences. His stories resonate with universal themes of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope, offering readers a profound connection to the characters and their journeys.

    Stephen Chbosky
    Das also ist mein Leben
    Love Letters to the Dead
    Imaginary Friend
    The Perks of Being a Wallflower
    Beauty and the Beast : book of the film
    • Beauty and the Beast : book of the film

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      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.

      Beauty and the Beast : book of the film
      4.3
    • Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his way through uncharted territory: the world of first dates and mix-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. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. 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. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a deeply affecting coming-of-age story that will spirit you back to those wild and poignant roller-coaster days known as growing up.

      The Perks of Being a Wallflower
      4.2
    • Imaginary Friend

      • 800 pages
      • 28 hours of reading

      Kate Reese is a single mother fleeing an abusive relationship by starting over in a new town, with her young son Christopher. But Mill Grove, Pennsylvania, is not the safe place they thought it would be... Their world begins to unravel after Christopher vanishes into the Mission Street Woods - where 50 years earlier an eerily similar disappearance occurred. When he emerges six days later, unharmed but not unchanged, he brings with him a secret: a voice only he can hear and a warning of tragedy to come. What follows is a moving, thrilling, chilling modern masterpiece on a par with the very best of Stephen King...

      Imaginary Friend
      3.5
    • Love Letters to the Dead

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      It begins as an assignment for English class: Write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain because her sister, May, loved him. And he died young, just like May did. Soon, Laurel has a notebook full of letters to people like Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Amelia Earhart, Heath Ledger, and more--though she never gives a single one of them to her teacher. She writes about starting high school, navigating new friendships, falling in love for the first time, learning to live with her splintering family. And, finally, about the abuse she suffered while May was supposed to be looking out for her. Only then, once Laurel has written down the truth about what happened to herself, can she truly begin to accept what happened to May. And only when Laurel has begun to see her sister as the person she was--lovely and amazing and deeply flawed--can she begin to discover her own path in this stunning debut from Ava Dellaira, Love Letters to the Dead.

      Love Letters to the Dead
      3.8
    • Das also ist mein Leben

      in Einfacher Sprache

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      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.

      Das also ist mein Leben