The Outsiders

by S.E. Hinton

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1. The Best Books For TeensReading list

   S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders is one of the great books for teenagers. It is the story of two gangs, the greasers and the Socs, and their rivalry. The greasers are from the wrong side of the tracks and are looked down upon by the Socs. The story is about friendship, loyalty, and violence.

2. Ashley Hickson-LovenceInterview

   The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton – although still impactful whilst reading it at a later age, reading it while of the same age as the characters in the book would have been something special.

3. Tyler KeevilInterview

   It’s hard to pick just one. Prime contenders would be The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey. Those were all on the high school curriculum in Canada, and each one just hit me so hard. That was where it really began for me. The characters…

4. David BurkusInterview

   I can’t say I remember the very first book. One thing I think is really interesting is that the first book I remember having to read for school that I actually enjoyed was The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Which I think is actually really funny because I grew up in New England and now I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma where the…

5. Katie McGarryInterview
6. Rich CohenInterview

   The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Cannery Row by John Steinbeck.

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