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The Outsiders Hardcover – 6 September 2007

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First published by Viking in 1967, The Outsiders immediately resonated with young adults. This groundbreaking novel was like nothing else out there--it was honest and gritty, and was a deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy, a young man who finds himself on the outside of regular society. Forty years later, with over thirteen million copies sold, the story is as fresh and powerful to teenagers today as it ever was.

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of a classic with this stunning edition, featuring the original cover.

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  1. Reading age
    12 - 17 years
  2. Print length
    192 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    2 - 9
  5. Lexile measure
    750L
  6. Dimensions
    14.61 x 1.85 x 21.74 cm
  7. Publisher
    Viking Books for Young Readers
  8. Publication date
    6 September 2007
  9. ISBN-10
    0670062510
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0670062515
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The recipient of the first annual Margaret A. Edwards Award for distinguished contribution to young adult literature, S. E. Hinton is the author of several popular young adult novels, including That Was Then, This Is Now (Viking). Several of Ms. Hinton's books have been made into movies, most notably The Outsiders, which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Ms. Hinton lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Books for Young Readers; 40th Anniversary ed. edition (6 September 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670062510
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670062515
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 17 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 1.85 x 21.74 cm
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Susan Eloise Hinton's career as an author began while she was still a student at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Disturbed by the divisions among her schoolmates into two groups--the Greasers and the Socs--Hinton wrote The Outsiders, an honest, sometimes shocking novel told from the point of view of an orphaned 14-year-old Greaser named Ponyboy Curtis. Since her narrator was male, it was decided that Hinton use only her first initials so as not to put off boys who would not normally read books written by women. The Outsiders was published during Hinton's freshman year at the University of Tulsa, and was an immediate sensation.Today, with more than eight million copies in print, the book is the best-selling young adult novel of all time, and one of the most hauntingly powerful views into the thoughts and feelings of teenagers. The book was also made into a film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and featuring such future stars as Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, and Tom Cruise.Once published, The Outsiders gave her a lot of publicity and fame, and also a lot of pressure. S.E. Hinton was becoming known as "The Voice of the Youth" among other titles. This kind of pressure and publicity resulted in a three year long writer's block.Her boyfriend (and now, her husband), who had gotten sick of her being depressed all the time, eventually broke this block. He made her write two pages a day if she wanted to go anywhere. This eventually led to That Was Then, This Is Now.In the years since, Ms. Hinton has married and now has a teenaged son, Nick. She continues to write, with such smash successes as That Was Then, This Is Now, Rumble Fish and Tex, almost as well known as The Outsiders. She still lives in Tulsa with her husband and son, where she enjoys writing, riding horses, and taking courses at the university.In a wonderful tribute to Hinton's distinguished 30-year writing career, the American Library Association and School Library Journal bestowed upon her their first annual Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors whose "book or books, over a period of time, have been accepted by young people as an authentic voice that continues to illuminate their experiences and emotions, giving insight into their lives."

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Caitlin
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect buy
Reviewed in Australia on 30 April 2023
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Besides the story being a classic I brought this for my teenage son to fall in love with reading like this very book made me. The detail in this edition is really adorable even the slightly embossed outline of the movie cover. The behind the scenes photos of the movie and the inside pages having some of the best moments in the book as a quirky detail. S.E Hinton is an icon but still can’t forgive her for Dally. Stay gold!
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Christian Spera
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read.
Reviewed in Australia on 13 February 2023
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This novel is a perfect teenage coming of age storyline. It remains to be my all time favourite book written. The Outsiders handles death for younger people in an ideal manner and mentions, (indirectly) how to deal with it all. Watch the movie after you’ve read the book, so you can get an idea for a picture to be painted in your head. Ignore the names of characters like ‘Ponyboy’, ‘Sodapop’, ‘Two-Bit Matthews’. Highly recommend this novel.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great school book
Reviewed in Australia on 11 June 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars School book
Reviewed in Australia on 25 May 2023
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Frances
5.0 out of 5 stars All time fav
Reviewed in Australia on 14 May 2014
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Even after 10 years since I first read this hook it still amazes me how relevant it is. S C Hinton is fantastic and I think this is her best ever. She really understands people's motivations and draws you I. With her twist and turn story lines that surprise and horrify you. I was in suspense again reading this and plowed through it in a day because you just can't stop turning the page.
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Cliente Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Não há um erro!
Reviewed in Brazil on 30 September 2023
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O melhor livro que já li. Me prendeu do início ao fim, com bons personagens, boas ambientações e uma história bem escrita. Muito especial!
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Simon Omnes
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic that still remains impactful today
Reviewed in Canada on 29 July 2022
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Like millions of students in North American schools, I discovered S.E. Hinton’s classic The Outsiders during my English classes. As a semester reading, her debut novel has always been included in many classes’ curriculums. And among the books I read at school, it was one of the best novels to study.

Set over two weeks, The Outsiders recounts the trials of Ponyboy, a greaser who lives with his brothers Daryl and Sodapop after their parents passed away from a car accident eight months ago. Struggling in poverty and difficult conditions, that family nevertheless survives daily hardships thanks to Daryl and Soda’s friends; a group of greasers involving comrades like Two-Bit, Johnny, and Dally. Together, they help each other and also confront the Socs; upper-class dandies who live in luxurious conditions and who fight with the Greasers as the latter represents the poorer middle class. Therefore, it is within this social war that Ponyboy lives while he studies at school, rests at home, and enjoys his free time in cinemas, watching movies alone, or with his friends like Two-Bit, Johnny, and Dally like he decided one Saturday. An initiative that makes them meet two girls linked to the Socs; generating a tragic incident affecting Ponyboy and his friends forever.

Set around 1965, The Outsiders makes references to pop culture figures like Elvis Presley (Greasers music) and The Beatles (Socs music), so for those who enjoy listening to music while, there are great Spotify playlists that present 1960s music. As a musical companion, it sets us right into the decade. An era of revolution, changes, and social confrontations. A story between two social groups in a middle-American town named Tulsa, Oklahoma. Furthermore, another crucial reference piece is Gone with the Wind, the classic by Margaret Mitchell. Read by Ponyboy to Johnny, this literary mention made me discover this classic which I started researching and it made me learn more about its movie adaptation and its novel.

As for The Outsiders‘s importance, its publication was revolutionary as it changed the landscapes of Young Adult and Teen literature. Back then, most stories published in those genres revolved around girl crushes, High School proms, and Sports teams. But here, S.E. Hinton presented a plotline about teens in emotional and social turmoils; living social classes discrimination and fighting to survive; and where a very good-hearted teenager tries to reveal to everyone how socs and greasers are the same. Living in different classes, but struggling with social codes and life reality.

So it is due to this capture of rough teen life that the book has been banned in certain schools and libraries. Nevertheless, its constant praises, words of mouth, and school readings have helped make it a best-seller for fifty years. With over 13 million copies sold by 2007; 40th anniversary of the book. And for this occasion, the Viking publisher released a special edition; featuring the original cover and printing typography inside. So when people read this copy, it is as if they hold the first edition in their hands. An edition that I find more rewarding and impressive than the so-so paperback edition I read at school that featured some heartthrob 1980s or 1990s teens. Indeed, the Original illustration is presented under pop art colors, dots, and hand-drawn squares. With the protagonists, drawn in rough-stick figures, running toward something (showdown between the Greasers and the Socs). A cover that helps make the novel accessible to adult readers who might want to read it, but might be too embarrassed to show that they are reading a teen novel.

By the way, that S.E. Hinton wrote the story while in high school helps make the prose more raw and accurate to what a teen feels inside; with all the questions, anger, and doubts that teens go through as they see drama between two cliques. Had an older author written the novel, the words’ emotional and dramatic intensity might not have been as impactful.

And as for the open-ending, it makes us wonder how will the story evolve for Ponyboy and his family. For the best or the worst? So what we have here is a recorded capture of two weeks that Ponyboy lives; where his life evolved through a rollercoaster of dramas and tragedies. And it is from that moment that we develop empathy for its protagonists. A team of youngsters trying to survive.

About the movie adaptation, it was directed by Francis Ford Coppola himself, and it stars icons like Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Tom Cruise, and other 1980s icons. I remember seeing the film, but I think it was the theatrical version; not the complete version that the director presented in a DVD release, featuring a new soundtrack and thirty minutes of extra scenes, making it more faithful to the novel.

So overall, rereading The Outsiders 22 years later was quite an experience. It helped me recapture the feelings I experienced back then. An amazing time travel within a novel that I recommend everyone to read as the book’s reality is still actual. For it is a painting about how gangs and groups in conflict with each other are so similar in their pains and joys. A reality that some people still refuse to recognize sadly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Buen producto, bien empacado.
Reviewed in Mexico on 5 July 2022
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is exactly as described
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2024
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Sarah Durant
5.0 out of 5 stars Will always be one of my favourite books
Reviewed in France on 9 February 2024
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Unlike most of 'The Outsiders' fans, I didn't read this book in school as I am from France. I didn't hear about it either, until one day, my mother decided to show me the movie. I was around 13/14yo when I first watched it, and as of today, I've seen it more than 30 times.

It's safe to say I truly became a fan after I watched the movie (developing, in the way, a massive crush on tommy howell whom I love as much as I love this book/movie). So when I started to know English enough to read books on my own, I picked it up, and read it.

I felt nostalgic, I could hear the characters talk while reading their dialogues, having watched the movie first. I like that there are some differences (the major ones being in the descriptions of the main characters). I felt even closer to Ponyboy as his character and myself are much alike (book nerds, movie lovers, personality like...) And so I fell in love with the book as well. So, a few days ago, after about 10 years of discovering the movie adaptation of this jewel, I bought the 50th anniversary edition of 'The Outsiders'.

Reading it again felt really amazing, I will never get bored of this book, and will always come back to it. It's my comfort book. It just connects with me. I'm incredibly thankful for my mother to have shown me this wonderful movie which led me to read this "one in a lifetime" book.

I don't think I'll ever fall in love with a book, the way I fell in love with 'The Outsiders'. Thank you, Mrs S.E Hinton.

And to all the fellow fans,
Stay Gold everyone

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