S. E. Hinton

Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far. The Outsiders is a dramatic and enduring work of fiction that laid the groundwork for the YA genre. S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was first published. " The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world." — The New York Times "Taut with tension, filled with drama." — The Chicago Tribune "[A] classic coming-of-age book." — Philadelphia Daily News A New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Book A Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Winner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Print · Penguin · 1988 · English

eBook · Penguin · 2025 · English

Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then , This is Now is S. E. Hinton's moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart. "A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."— The New York Times

Print · Penguin · 1998 · English

Audiobook · Penguin · English

A junior-high-school boy idolizes his older brother, whose reputation makes him seem like the coolest and toughest person in their neighborhood. Determined to become just like him, the younger boy measures himself against an image he does not fully understand. Their relationship exposes the distance between admiration and reality, forcing him to confront what strength, independence, and loyalty mean when the person he follows cannot provide an easy model.

Print · Laurel Leaf · 1989 · English

eBook · Laurel Leaf · 2017 · English

eBook · Delacorte Press · 1975 · English

From the best-selling author of "The Outsiders," S.E. Hinton's "Tex" explores friendships, conflict, depression, self-destructive behavior, and truth and acceptance. "This edition""includes a new and exclusive Author's Note. "Easygoing and reckless, Tex, likes everyone and everything, especially his horse, Negrito, and Johnny Collins' blue-eyed sister, Jamie. Life with his older brother, Mason, would be just about perfect if only he would stop complaining about Pop, who hasn't been home in five months. While Mason worries about paying the bills and getting a basketball scholarship--his ticket out of Oklahoma--Tex just seems to attract trouble. When everything seems to be falling apart, how can Tex find a way to keep things together?

Print · English

eBook · Gollancz · 1980 · English