The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky

Charlie tells about his freshman year in high school in a series of anonymously written to unknown "friend". Caught on the fringe of life, Charlie is a quiet observer as he deals with first love, family life and the death of his two closest companions with the help of two seniors, Patrick and Sam. Profane language is used as well as lots of references dealing with sex, homosexuality and substance abuse. really for more mature readers but will rank as one of my all-time favorite books.