In this story a gang of teens has to work together to stay together. Ponyboy, soda pop and Darry lost their parents in a car crash and to not get moved to a children's home Darry and soda pop have to work to pay the bills. In this wild story many terrible things happen including the death of their friend. I liked the book for the most part although there was a lot of violence which I did not like. ( )

This is the insider of the outsiders. It's about two groups from the same part of town that don't get along. The two groups are greasers and socs (socials). They are mostly different because of emotions. They have a lot of history but their lives are short lived. I would recommend this book to anyone because it's so amazing and everyone can understand what life is really about.
This book is great because you get to understand the characters, like Sodapop, and how they live. They learn to accept each other, even when it's hard on them.
Some of the characters may even apply to you. The character Ponyboy applies to me; he cares and loves everyone.

Excellent classic. High schoolers can relate to the trouble that teens get into whether 50 years ago or today.

This novel really took me to a world of Greasers and Soshes in Tulsa (I think) told by a Greaser who saw it for what it was (a dead end world) and was a ripping good yarn (turned into a tremendous and emotional brat pack film in the 80s, too). It's amazing to think that it was written by a teenager. ( )

Pony Boy Curtis is a greaser, one of the kids from the wrong side of town, yet he is sensitive, brave, and smart. He runs into trouble with the Socs, the more affluent kids who are out to get the greasers and, especially when drunk, don't hesitate to violently attack any greaser they can get their hands on.

Pony Boy has other troubles, too. He is an orphan, being raised by an older brother who is desperate to keep his brothers together and protect them, but doesn't always know the best way to achieve that.

After Pony Boy and his friend Johnny find themselves in deep trouble, they run away with the help of one of their toughest friends. In the midst of this crisis, they prove to be heroes, at great personal cost.

S.E. Hinton wrote this novel when she was a teen herself. It is remarkably moving and, in spite of seeming somewhat dated, is consistently a favorite of young adult readers. ( )