The Outsiders
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4.6 • 3.4K Ratings
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Publisher Description
Inspiration for the 2024 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical!
Over 50 years of an iconic classic! The international bestseller-- a heroic story of friendship and belonging.
No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far.
The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of fiction that laid the groundwork for the YA genre. S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published. "The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world." —The New York Times
"Taut with tension, filled with drama." —The Chicago Tribune
"[A] classic coming-of-age book." —Philadelphia Daily News
A New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Book
A Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
Winner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
S.E. Hinton wrote this coming-of-age novel about two rival gangs at her Oklahoma high school when she was a teenager in the '60s, giving this classic an unmistakable air of authenticity. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the action-packed storyline and the fun of hanging out with the Greasers, but Hinton’s likable, damaged main characters really make this story shine. At once exciting, violent, and full of raw emotion, The Outsiders has stood the test of time for good reason.
Customer Reviews
I LOVE this book
This book ROCKS!!! So does the movie! To sum it all up: Stay Gold, nuff said.
The Outsiders
I had to read this book for a project in school. I thought that I would be bored out of my mind. But this book is now one of my favorites I can connect to Ponyboy and Johnny. S. E Hinton did an amazing job in this book.
Great
I read it for reading class in 7th grade it was a really good book