Amid class conflict and teenage rebellion, Ponyboy Curtis and his gang, the Greasers, struggle to survive in a world divided by wealth and prejudice. When tragedy strikes, Ponyboy must confront questions of loyalty, identity, and what it truly means to belong. S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders captures the raw emotions of youth and the enduring search for understanding in a divided society.
Date: 1967 (United States)
Length: ~192 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~15.000.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Children
"Hinton, like any writer learning on the job, absorbed her literary influences... borrowing from high and low, from Moby-Dick to The Sound of Music... enhancing its power as a work of art" — Dale Peck, book critic, The New York Times
"S.E. Hinton has always been a guiding force of inspiration to me... as a young woman growing up I loved drinking up the incredible world and characters she created" — Sofia Coppola, filmmaker
"The Outsiders was the first book I ever read without my parents or teacher telling me to read it. I read it in seventh grade when I was 12 years old" — Ralph Macchio, actor
"I read the book. You know, I read it and I experienced it, and I experienced it, and it was in all of its power as a book. The book is really... It just hits home with kids" — Matt Dillon, actor
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