Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. New York: Penguin Group, 1967.
ISBN: 014240733X; $10.00 US; Platinum Paperback Edition.
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ISBN: 014240733X; $10.00 US; Platinum Paperback Edition.
(Image credit: http://www.randombuzzers.com/)
AWARDS/HONORS/REVIEWS
New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books List, 1967
Chicago Tribue Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1967
ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975
Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1979
Media and Methods Maxi Award, 1975
ANNOTATION:
It's the Greasers against the Socs, in a coming-of-age story about two different classes of youth. Surrounded by violence, injustice, and the recent deaths of their parents, three brothers from the East Side try to stay true to themselves as the world paints them as outcasts. and the Socs try to beat them down.
It's the Greasers against the Socs, in a coming-of-age story about two different classes of youth. Surrounded by violence, injustice, and the recent deaths of their parents, three brothers from the East Side try to stay true to themselves as the world paints them as outcasts. and the Socs try to beat them down.
BOOKTALK:
Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy; unique names for three unique boys fighting against the hard knocks of life. Darry, the oldest, is strong, hard, with "eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice." Sodapop is handsome, reckless; doesn't need to drink a lick of alcohol to have fun. And living under the shadow of his dominant brothers is Ponyboy; a dreamer who deep down inside wonders if there is a world beyond jumping at one's shadow. Is there more to life than being a Greaser and hating the West-side rich kids? Is there something beyond stealing, holding up gas stations, and being jumped when you aren't looking?
The Outsiders, written when the author was sixteen years old, paints a passionate picture of what it means to be an outsider. And who hasn't ever felt like an outsider? If you have ever felt different, alone, separated from other kids around you, this is the book to read.
Sodapop sadly witnesses the death of two friends, two pivotal members of the Greasers. Yet, through their deaths comes a new awakening and understanding that family and friends will always stand by you. You can rise above any situation life has landed you in. And happiness comes by "staying golden," finding the good in the world, and making yourself into what you want to be.
Darry, Sodapop, and Ponyboy; unique names for three unique boys fighting against the hard knocks of life. Darry, the oldest, is strong, hard, with "eyes that are like two pieces of pale blue-green ice." Sodapop is handsome, reckless; doesn't need to drink a lick of alcohol to have fun. And living under the shadow of his dominant brothers is Ponyboy; a dreamer who deep down inside wonders if there is a world beyond jumping at one's shadow. Is there more to life than being a Greaser and hating the West-side rich kids? Is there something beyond stealing, holding up gas stations, and being jumped when you aren't looking?
The Outsiders, written when the author was sixteen years old, paints a passionate picture of what it means to be an outsider. And who hasn't ever felt like an outsider? If you have ever felt different, alone, separated from other kids around you, this is the book to read.
Sodapop sadly witnesses the death of two friends, two pivotal members of the Greasers. Yet, through their deaths comes a new awakening and understanding that family and friends will always stand by you. You can rise above any situation life has landed you in. And happiness comes by "staying golden," finding the good in the world, and making yourself into what you want to be.
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