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The Outsiders



The Outsiders.                         Written by: S.E. Hinton.                       Reviewed by: Me                                    In school we had to read this book in second quarter. It was so good, it had many plot twists and kept me reading. I wanted to finish reading the book as soon as I started. Ponyboy was part of the Greasers. There were two big groups in the neighborhood, the Socs, and the Greasers. The Socs were rich, spoiled kids, while the Greasers were poor kids. Many times the Socs jumped the Greasers when they were walking alone. Pony's parents died in a car crash, so the only family he has left is his fun brother Soda, and his oldest brother Darry. One night Pony and another Greaser, Johnny were in the park. They meet a bunch of Socs are there. They start an argument and they were drowning Pony. Something bad happens which you would need to read to find out.
Book Link: The Outsiders

Fun Facts:
  • The author wrote this when she was in high school
  • She had a small part in the movie that was made after her book
  • There was a movie made on it
  • Rival gangs at her own school inspired the Socs and the Greasers
  • She did not plan on publishing it
  • S.E. Hinton used her initials to avoid gender bias 




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