Mass market paperback published in 1997, 014240733x paperback published in 2006, kindle edition published in 2012, 0140. The book details the conflict between two rival gangs divided by their socioeconomic status. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Stephen kings reign of terror continues in a new novel the new. How the outsiders, harry potter and the hunger games transformed ya fiction. The outsiders by s e hinton penguin books australia. They also make good projects for the students to make themselves.
Hinton tells the story of 14yearold ponyboy curtis and his struggle with right and wrong in a society in which he is. I assumed that a book about teenage boys and gang culture was written by a male writer. The outsiders is an outstanding story of teenage rebellion, written when the. Would you recommend reading the three books before the outsider. Reviewed in the united states on november 21, 2018. The outsiders 50th anniversary edition 9780425288290. An instructional guide for literature novel study guide for 6th 12th. His recent work includes the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, the bill hodges trilogy end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. A version of this article appears in print on june 3, 2018, page 14 of the sunday book. I have been lately reading a series of young adult books so that when my kids are old enough to read, i will have good selections for them and i will know what is in the books. My favorite book of 2018 with a premise that will continue to haunt me for. The narrator and the youngest curtis brother, ponyboy is 14 years old, and gets good grades and runs. The middle curtis brother, 16 years old, a popular high school dropout who works at a gas station.
The teenagers of the oklahoma community in this novel are divided into the haves and. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. In 1985, a sweet valley super edition, perfect summer, became the first young adult novel to land on the new york. Editions of the outsider by stephen king goodreads. I read this book for the a book written by an author under 30 part of my 2018 reading challenge.
Also, im going back and reading the books that i never got around to when i was an adolescent. Ill admit that until i read the introduction of the outsiders that i didnt even realise that hinton was female. Hinton was 15 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was 16 and a junior in high school. Book trailers are an innovative way for educators to introduce books to their students. Hinton, 97801468887, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym. The outsider 2018 is a horror novel by the american author stephen king.
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