The amazing book that will catch your eye,The Outsiders

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	• The Outsiders S. E. Hinton Puffin, 1997 - 192 pages average customer review:based on 1529 reviews view larger image
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THE BEST BOOK EVER

I loved the out siders it is one of those books that you can read over and over. This book has a really good message to me. I think that the bad guys in this book really turn out to be the better guys. This is one book that I will never forget.

A Bit Simplistic

In the city where Ponyboy has grown up, there are two major groups of teens--the greasers and the socs. Ponyboy is a greaser. He comes from a lower-class family and he wears his hair long and greased. His parents both died in a car accident, but he lives with his two older brothers, Darry and Soda, and the rest of the greasers in the neighborhood are like family.

The socs live on the other side of town, and they seem to have everything going for them. They are rich and have their own cars. They have nice clothes and nice girlfriends, and their parents give them everything they could ever want. Those kids seem to take special pleasure in harassing or beating up the greasers. The two groups are constantly feuding, and the socs usually win.

One night Ponyboy is out with another member of his gang, Johnny, and they are attacked by a group of drunk socs. One of them holds Ponyboy's head in a fountain and would have drowned him, but Johnny stabs him to make him stop. The boy dies, and Johnny and Ponyboy go on the run to avoid being tried for murder.

I like the ways Ponyboy analyzes his world, trying to figure out why things are the way they are. I like that he doesn't just accept his environment. I also like the complex relationships in Ponyboy's family, especially his relationship with Darry. However, the rest of this book was a bit simplistic. Most of the characters don't seem three-dimensional, and their motivations for the way they act often aren't explained.

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The amazing book that will catch your eye,The Outsiders

THE OUTSIDERS
By: Michael J. Twinsburg, OH.

Briana Badgett New Albany Middle School Mrs. Cooper

Ponyboy is just a teenager who likes to read and watch movies. He has two brothers that he lives with and no parents. Ponyboy is a greaser who has enemies, which are socs. Socs. are the rich kids who have pity on anyone who is a greaser. They often get into fights, but when they are not round each other, they do just fine. Everything was going good until one of pony's friends, Johnny, killed a soc. After that incident happened, they were on the run. They left and went as far as they could go. Along their way, Pony and Johnny ran into some old friends and got to live in interesting places.

This book is really good and it is interesting the whole way through. What make this book so good is finding out all the drama that is going to happen next.

Just incase you were wondering, Ponyboy is a fourteen year old greaser. He is the one who tries to stay out of fights and out of trouble. Pony also wants to do really good in school.

You have got to read this book! I promise you won't be disappointed.

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GREAT BOOK!

The book The Outsiders is about a group of very close friends trying to get through violence, poverty, guilt by association and stereotypes. The Soc's, another group who tries to always interfere with the Greasers, makes it difficult for the Greaser's to find peace. Will the Greasers ever find peace? Read to find out because this book teaches many great lessons. I recommend this book to any teenagers who want to enjoy a good realistic fiction book

The Outsiders-Still Rock

A great read, still after forty years. I read this book with my middle school students and they were still able to relate to the characters and the theme even though the "slang" is soooo different from todays. It was great pulling out the slang terms from that period and comparing it with the ones of today. However, the social, and boy-girl relationships still reflect those of today. Please read this book or share it with your students.

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