All About Charlie
This is who Charlie is addressing the letters to throughout the novel.
Who is: "Friend"
This is what Patrick went by when Charlie first introduced him to the reader.
What is: "Nothing"
This is why Charlie's sister and her boyfriend finally break up.
What is: she tells him she is pregnant
This is Charlie's favorite song.
What is: "Asleep" by The Smiths
The events of the story take place during this school year for Charlie.
What is: Freshman year of high school
Even though Charlie is small, he is surprisingly good at this.
What is: Fighting
This is the reason Patrick claims he fell out of the "popular crowd".
What is: He started listening to good music
This is the only time Charlie can remember seeing his dad cry.
What is: watching the final episode of M*A*S*H
This is the musical the main characters act in and Charlie goes to see throughout the book.
What is: Rocky Horror Picture Show
While at the park with Patrick, Charlie recognizes the man who tries to pick him up because of the this.
What is: the man covers sports on the local TV news
This is what Bill encourages Charlie to do throughout the novel
What is: Participate
This is why Sam wants to be Charlie's first kiss.
What is: She wants to make sure his first kiss is with someone who loves him
This person used to get drunk and stoned all the time because he could not come to terms with his sexuality.
Who is: Brad
This is Charlie's favorite book.
What is: whatever book he read last
This is the bad thing that happened to Aunt Helen when she was young.
What is: she was molested
This is where Charlie ends up at the end of the novel.
What is: A mental hospital to deal with the abuse from his Aunt Helen
This is why Charlie claims he lets Patrick kiss him.
What is: he thought he was being a good friend
This person in more opinionated than Charlie, and it is the reason his relationship with Mary Elizabeth works.
Who is: Peter
This person had to step in to play Rocky in the show one night after the person who normally plays that character did not show up.
Who is: Charlie
When Charlie tells Bill about the problems between his sister and her boyfriend, this is what Bill says to explain these problems to Charlie.
What is: "we accept the love we think we deserve"
This is how Patrick describes Charlie at the first party they attend together.
What is: Wallflower
When Charlie and Sam finally get together, this is why Charlie stops Sam from going any further
What is: he starts to remember his Aunt Helen molesting him, and it scares him
This is what Charlie did that caused him to fall from grace with his friends for a while.
What is: When asked to kiss the prettiest girl in the room, he kissed Sam instead of Mary Elizabeth
This is who Charlie went to the football games with before he became friends with Patrick and Sam.
Who is: no one; he went alone
This is the word Charlie uses to describe how he feels throughout the novel.
What is: infinite