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The Outsiders

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

By S. E. Hinton

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Paperback $14.99

Apr 20, 2006 | ISBN 9780142407332 | Young Adult

Mass Market Paperback $14.99

Sep 01, 1988 | ISBN 9780140385724 | Young Adult

Hardcover $19.99

Apr 24, 1967 | ISBN 9780670532575 | Young Adult

Ebook $8.99

May 15, 2012 | ISBN 9781101642610 | Young Adult

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    About The Outsiders

    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

    About The Outsiders

    Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is 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

    About The Outsiders

    When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.

    About The Outsiders

    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

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    About S. E. Hinton

    S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they… More about S. E. Hinton

    About S. E. Hinton

    S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they… More about S. E. Hinton

    About S. E. Hinton

    S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they… More about S. E. Hinton

    About S. E. Hinton

    S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they… More about S. E. Hinton

    Product Details

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Paperback | $14.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Apr 20, 2006 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780142407332

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Mass Market Paperback | $14.99
    Published by Speak
    Sep 01, 1988 | 224 Pages | 4-1/4 x 7-1/2 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780140385724

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Hardcover | $19.99
    Published by Viking Books for Young Readers
    Apr 24, 1967 | 192 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Young Adult | ISBN 9780670532575

    Category: Teen & Young Adult Fiction | Teen & Young Adult Classics | Teen & Young Adult Social Issues

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Speak
    May 15, 2012 | 208 Pages | Young Adult | ISBN 9781101642610

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    Praise for The Outsiders

    “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

    “What it’s like to live lonely and unwanted and cornered by circumstance…There is rawness and violence here, but honest hope, too.” —National Observer

    “This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside…we meet powerful characters in a book with a powerful message.” —The Horn Book

    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

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