Ebook The Outsiders S E Hinton Books

Product details Age Range 12 and up Grade Level 7 - 9 Lexile Measure 750L (What's this?) Paperback 224 pages Publisher Speak; Platinum ed. edition (April 20, 2006) Language English ISBN-10 014240733X

The Outsiders S E Hinton Books Reviews

• Unlike most, I wasn't required to read this in school as a kid. I only read it now based on some recommendations. I wasn't sure what to expect, but found myself pleasantly surprised. It's a story with a lot of heart and well-developed characters. The story took a while to really hook me, but by the end I felt like I had a real connection to some of the characters. I don't tend to read many fiction books of this type (more of a sci-fi or political thriller kind of guy), hence the 4 stars, but this is a story that I think most people should read at some point.
• So happy to have purchased this. I've read the book countless times and watched the movie a little to much lol. No matter how many times I re read it, I always cry. Just in case I'm not going to go into details, I don't want to be a spoiler now. The back of the book has beautiful illustrations, pictures, and even letters. I got the hardcover so I'm unsure if the quotes are written in the same place, but famous quotes such as "stay gold pony boy" and "things are rough all over" are written in white on the back cover and last page (as well as the front cover page and first page).
• I grew up in the mid 50’s and 60’s in the Southwest. I was always aware that there were gangs around and that they fought each other and got into trouble, but they never impacted my life. I enjoyed this novel very much because it rang true about life in general during this period and because it was so well written. I was halfway through the book before I learned that it had been written by a young girl. I grew up with three brothers, one older, 2 younger and the novel’s young men felt “real” to me.
• I had some serious concerns about teaching this novel to my students. Mainly, I was worried my students would not be able to identify with the characters in the novel. This could not be further from the truth! I have been able to incorporate some great informational texts regarding Greasers and the evolution of gangs, social class inequalities, the 1960s...there is so much that can be done in terms of instruction with this novel! It is an absolute classic - a compelling story with strong use of language and engaging to teens and adults alike.
  
  My students are 8th graders at an urban middle school, predominately black and Hispanic and they are obsessed! Even my most reluctant readers are enjoying this novel. They're all excited about seeing the movie too!
• I first read this book when I was either 12 or 14 years old and I have reread this book probably seven or eight times over the last 40 years. I decided to get the e-book so that I would not have to buy the book anymore. I think I’ve always identified with Johnny but I can’t explain why. Ponyboy was another great character that I identified with because he had a choice between being a lower-class/low to middle class blue-collar type of individual or that he could use his mind to improve his future and probably leave the background he grew up in and become something more. There are youth gangs in the book and some violence, if one looks back into the past one will understand that you gangs existed. The major difference between the youth gangs of the 50s to about the 70s is that young males mostly use their fists and not guns to settle quarrels. Loved the book and I will probably read it once or twice every year for the rest of my life because I too had a choice and have done fairly well.
• The Outsiders changed my life forever. After reading this book, I never again looked at some things the same way. It is, to this day, still the greatest book I have ever read. I normally don't read nonfiction or realistic fiction, only fantasy or sci fy, but this book caught my eye. I enjoy how it was written by a teenager, because there is no better person to illustrate the lives of teens in a story. I don't like to write, but Hinton's book has inspired me to write more. The characters are so well developed that I felt like I could really live with them in the story. The plot and setting were so realistic and made me feel that the situations included in this novel were real.
  
  As Ponyboy and the gang face hardship and danger, they got to know each other like brothers. The close knit gang gets even closer throughout the story.
  
  I would recommend this book to teenagers everywhere, and when I read The Outsiders, I was thirteen years old. I have read it over and over again throughout the years, and each time I have read it, I got a different view of the characters and began to see through their eyes.