The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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Publication Information: New York: Puffin Books 1967. 180 p.
Reading Level: Teens
Lexile: 750

Awards:
New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Books List, 1967
Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, 1967
Media and Methods Maxi Award, 1975
ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award, 1979

Ponyboy and his friends are greasers from the wrong side of the tracks and despise the spoiled, rich kids, the socs. But when a brawl goes too far and a soc is murdered, Ponyboy and Johnny go into hiding. Hinton explore themes of family, friendship and belonging in a way that relates to today's teens.

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