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Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. He helped edit and contributed material to John Leguizamo's Broadway show, sexaholix. He also edited Pieces, a collection of short stories for Pocket Books. Most recently, he wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Rent. He also co-created and served as executive producer of the post-apocalyptic drama, Jericho, which found a place in... Read full bio

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Darien Suburban Life, May 16, 2013
...Glen Ellyn District 41 Board of Education's decision to remove "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky from Hadley Junior High classrooms, supporters of the book have launched an online petition that asks board members to reconsider. The...
Glen Ellyn Patch, May 15, 2013
...and petition have been launched protesting the Glen Ellyn School District 41 Board’s decision to remove the Stephen Chbosky novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” from Hadley Junior High School and urging the Board to reconsider and reinstate the...
MSN Living, May 14, 2013
...read it, but don't take away ours,” parent Anne Blyth told UPI.com. The book, written by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999, and the film adaptation was released last year. It’s a story chronicling the struggles of a 15-year-old boy starting...
USA Today, May 14, 2013
...I don't think this one can ever be topped. 5. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. My only complaint about this touching and lovely 1999 young-adult novel is that it came out a few years after my own adolescence. 4. A Prayer for Owen...
Individual.com, May 12, 2013
...reaction than what they might have hoped," said Kowalski. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a story about a boy, 15, starting his freshman year of high school and describes his struggles through a...
Chicago Daily Herald, May 11, 2013
...result, copies of The Perks of Being a Wallflower were removed from eighth-grade classrooms. The book, written by Stephen Chbosky and published in 1999, depicts the day-to-day struggles of a 15-year-old high school freshman who writes letters to an...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Individual.com, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
WTTW-TV, May 8, 2013
...graders at Hadley Junior High will have to head to the public library if they want to read Stephen Chbosky’s popular book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A District 41 Board of Education decision on April 29 to remove the book from classrooms at...
Huffington Post, May 8, 2013
...especially child abuse is critical to helping to stop it. In the director's commentary to the movie, Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote the book, says we stop abuse by talking about it in bringing out into the light. Chbosky's work helps us start that...
Stoughton Patch, May 8, 2013
...pm–5:00 pm WATCH THE MOVIE,  “THE PERKS OF BEING WALLFLOWER” BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY.......A TALE OF LOVE, LOSS, FEAR, HOPE & FRIENDS! FOR AGES 13-18. Call 781-344-2711 to Sign-Up. BRING ALONG YOUR...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 2013
...to film the entire movie in Pittsburgh the way I wanted to," said Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky, who directed the highly acclaimed 2012 film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Mr. Chbosky wrote the screenplay from his YA novel of the same name....