Hinton, S.E. (1967). The Outsiders. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Classification: classics
Genre: fiction
Age level: 13+
Subjects: coming of age, survival, family and friends
Awards: New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books List, 1967, Chicago Tribune World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1967, Media and Methods Maxi Award, 1975, ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975 and Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 1979.
Reader's Annotation: A coming of age story told in the first person by the protagonist about his life as a Greaser in a story reminiscent of West Side Story.
Summary: Ponyboy shares his life with the rest of the world as a member of the lower class Greasers who are constantly at odds with the upper class Socs. Ponyboy's people are the "outsiders" who are always blamed by authority for all the trouble, while the Socs can essentially get away with anything due to their societal connections. Ponyboy and his best friend Johnny are harassed and attacked by the Socs one night after bonding with two fo the girls who belong to the Socs crowd. When Johnny murders one of the Socs, the two boys find themselves on a journey that will literally change their lives forever.
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