{"product_id":"the-outsiders-platinum","title":"The Outsiders (Platinum)","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes interview with the author and discussion questions.;Rivalry between rich and poor gangs in 1960s Oklahoma leads to the deaths of three teenagers and intense soul-searching for one of the kids involved, a sensitive fourteen-year-old writer named Ponyboy. .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tS. E. Hinton is the author of a number of bestselling and beloved books for young adults, including THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW; RUMBLE FISH, TEX, and of course, THE OUTSIDERS, which was written when she was just 16 years old. She has also written several picture books, a collection of short stories, and a novel for adults. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma--the setting of THE OUTSIDERS--with her husband. When she is not writing, she enjoys riding horses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"Taut with tension, filled with drama.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \"[A] classic coming-of-age book.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What it's like to live lonely and unwanted and cornered by circumstance...There is rawness and violence here, but honest hope, too.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eNational Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside...we meet powerful characters in a book with a powerful message.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A \n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eBest Teenage Book \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA \n\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAn ALA Best Book for Young Adults \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eWinner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTHE ICONIC INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER WITH OVER 25 MILLION COPIES SOLD - The inspiration for the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical! A heroic coming-of-age novel revolving around friendship, belonging, and brotherhood that has touched the hearts of readers for generations.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/i\u003e transformed young-adult fiction.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside. . . . A book with a powerful message.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"Stay gold, Ponyboy.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo 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. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Outsiders\u003c\/i\u003e is a dramatic and enduring work of young adult fiction that laid the groundwork for the genre. S. E. Hinton's classic novel 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/05\/2024 pg. 1 (EAN 9780142407332, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hinton, S E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking Books for Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2006-04-20\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult Fiction|Classics|Young Adult Fiction|Social Themes|Violence|Young Adult Fiction|Family|Siblings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Family|Identity|Brothers|Orphans|Families|Gangs|Identity (Psychology)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780142407332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780142407332\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viking Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154253676822,"sku":"SP-9780142407332","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780142407332_spiral.png?v=1774939525","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-outsiders-platinum","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}