The Perks of Being a Wallflower centers around freshman Charlie Kelmeckis, who is coping with the suicide of his friend, Michael. To lessen the fear and anxiety of starting high school by himself, Charlie starts writing daily letters to a stranger. During the course of the school year, Charlie deals with high school bullies, experiments with drugs and drinking, makes friends, and creates his own soundtrack through a series of mixtapes full of iconic songs. The book jacket maintains the widely recognized lime green color palette that has already been established for the franchise. The front cover features notebook paper with a handwritten typeface that emulates Charlie’s handwriting. The stroke continues to create a line drawing of a mixtape, with two green wallflowers replacing the film rolls. Symbolism seen throughout the plot heavily influenced the design choices seen in the book jacket to effectively appeal to the target audience of young adult readers.
