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Annotation: A fight goes too far between the Socs and the Greasers one night and Ponyboy Curtis has to go one the run.
Review:
Ponyboy Curtis lives on the wrong side of town with his two older brothers and their gang of friends. They are greasers and proud of it, they smoke and drink, they are loud and wild, they grow their hair long and they stick together no matter what. Life is not easy for Ponyboy and the gang. Ponyboy shares the events of a week that changes his life forever. He shares his thoughts on life, social status and personality types. He is an astute judge of character and describes all of the players in terms of their inner selves as well as their outer appearance.
The Outsiders is a classic not just because it was one of the first teen novels, not because it caused controversy over its portrayal of gangs and teen violence but because it tells a story that transcends time and place. It fills a need for teens, it is an honest story of youth.
ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975
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
Review:
Ponyboy Curtis lives on the wrong side of town with his two older brothers and their gang of friends. They are greasers and proud of it, they smoke and drink, they are loud and wild, they grow their hair long and they stick together no matter what. Life is not easy for Ponyboy and the gang. Ponyboy shares the events of a week that changes his life forever. He shares his thoughts on life, social status and personality types. He is an astute judge of character and describes all of the players in terms of their inner selves as well as their outer appearance.
The Outsiders is a classic not just because it was one of the first teen novels, not because it caused controversy over its portrayal of gangs and teen violence but because it tells a story that transcends time and place. It fills a need for teens, it is an honest story of youth.
ALA Best Young Adult Books, 1975
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
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