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Inspiration for the 2024 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical

When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world. Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever.

50 years of an iconic classic The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie--now with bonus content. This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains: Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archives Original review clippings and... Read Full Overview

Inspiration for the 2024 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical

Celebrate the fortieth anniversary of a classic with this stunning edition, featuring the original cover.

An American modern classic of gritty realism, written from S. E. Hinton's own personal experience when she was just 17.

Ponyboy and his brothers have a rough life, but they have their gang "the greasers" to protect them. When the gang's rivals, the Socials attack Ponyboy and Johnny one day, the rivalry becomes much worse.

Over 50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'

Now a Broadway musical

Inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's iconic film

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read

S.E. Hinton's iconic novel, The Outsiders, available for the first time in a revolutionary new mini format, perfect for on-the-go reading

Events in the lives of two teens from the suburbs of New York are described here from their lawless aggression to their traumatic passage to manhood.

50 years of an iconic classic This international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie is a heroic story of friendship and belonging.