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| The Outsiders | 
 enlarge | Author: Se Hinton
Publisher: Puffin
Category: Book
List Price: $10.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 4219
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.6 x 0.8
ISBN: 014240733X
EAN: 9780142407332
ASIN: 014240733X
Publication Date: April 20, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New platinum edition with remainder mark on book bottom edge by spine (not visible on covers or opened pages), shipped same or next business day in a box by nice people.
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 Condition as expected September 29, 2008
Shipping took longer than I expected but the book condition was as I expected for a new book
9th grade student review 1 March 31, 2008
The novel, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton was a very intriguing book. This novel shows the differences of two gangs, the Socs and the Greasers. It is also a story about three brothers who lost their parents in a car accident. All the characters in this book will have to go through very interesting challenges and obstacles in this book.
The main character in this book is Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy is the younger brother of Sodapop and Darry. Sodapop is the middle sibling of the Curtis family. When Ponyboy's parents died, Darry, the older sibling, takes care of Ponyboy and Sodapop. Ponyboy is very academic and is a star on the school track team. Ever since Ponyboy's parents have died in a car crash, he became very rebellious to Darry. Ponyboy and Darry fight very often. Throughout the novel Ponyboy will realize that Darry is not that bad as a parent figure and he will learn to live with him. Sodapop is a high school dropout and is the happy-go-lucky sibling of the family. Every character in the book shows great respect for Sodapop because most of the time, he kids around but when he is serious, people listen to him and take his advice. Sodapop always listens to problems that Ponyboy is having. He also makes sure that Darry is not too hard on Ponyboy. Throughout the novel Sodapop became more serious and did not kid around as much. Darry had to drop out of school and work two jobs ever since his parents died so he can take care of Pony and Soda. Darry gave up his dream of attending college so he can be the father of the family. At first, Darry was not a good parent because he was letting Pony and Soda eat chocolate cake for dinner and stay out for as long as they wanted but later on in the novel, Darry will learn how to become a caring parent. When Ponyboy is sick, Darry will bring him soup and sleep with him to make sure he is okay. Ponyboy's best friend is Johnny and Johnny is part of the Greasers. Johnny's parents do not care for him as much as Darry cares for Sodapop and Ponyboy. Johnny really did not know much about the world until he read the book Gone With the Wind. Johnny started realizing the good parts of life through nature. Dally is probably the most troubled Greasers of them all. Dally does not care for anything but he does feel guilty for other people's mistakes. Two-Bit is also part of the Greasers and he is the joker of the group.
The chapters of The Outsiders were broken down very well. I would say that the turning point of the novel happened in chapter 4. In chapter 4, the Socs were drowning Ponyboy in a fountain but Johnny did something extreme to help save Ponyboy's life. In another chapter, Ponyboy and Johnny saved a bunch of kids from a burning church. This really showed how brave and caring Ponyboy and Johnny really are. Even though Johnny was brutally injured in the fire, he said it was all worth it saving those kids. When Johnny was recovering from his injury, all the Greasers went to his hospital room and made sure that Johnny had every thing he wanted. In another chapter, the Greasers and the Socs wanted to settle everything for the last time with a big rumble. This was a very exciting part of the book because it finally solved all the problems between the Socs and the Greasers. At the end of the book, the Curtis family realized that when times are tough, that they should stick together.
A major theme in this novel is loyalty. Johnny showed how loyal he was by saving Ponyboy when he was drowning in fountain. Another example of loyalty is when the Greasers helped Johnny recover from his injury by getting him anything he wanted. Another theme in this novel is leadership. Johnny showed a great deal of leadership when he saved the kids from the burning church. Darry is also a leader because he helps take care of Ponyboy and Sodapop. The last theme in this novel is the separation of social classes between the Greasers and the Socs. The Greasers are the lower class and the gang that lives on the east side. The Socs are the higher class that lives on the west side of town. Throughout the novel, you will learn that even though the Socs and the Greasers look like two completely different gangs but the main character Ponyboy will learn that everyone has problems and people are not always different on the inside.
The Outsiders really shows the importance of friendship and how friends are always there for you. I liked everything in this book except that there are too many characters in this book to remember. I would still recommend this book and I think it is a must-read.
Stay Gold!! January 11, 2008
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an inspirational story of the lives of low society. This book teaches alot about friendship and to always look on the goodside of things.
Ponyboy lives with his two brothers Darry and Steve along with all of his other brotherly like friends. Ponyboy and his friends/family are all known as the greasers, while there southside rivals are known as the socs. Life is hard and dangerous were Ponyboy lives and gets to be preety frustrating. One night Ponyboy and his friend Jhonny get into some real trouble with socs and have to flee town or go to jail. Both Ponyboy and Jhonny face hard decitions and have life changing expieriences. I think this book is very moving in a way in which makes you feel good of the things you can do for others. I think that this book is ment for any person who has a little time to put their heart into something. And you would be suprised by how much you can get out of it.
The Outsiders book review January 9, 2008
Things don't turn out quite as Ponyboy wanted when waking home from the movies. The rival gang, the Socs, jump him. But of course Ponyboy's brothers Darry and Sodapop are there to save the day. Throughout The Outsiders Ponyboy will run into trouble with his fellow Greaser friends and without the help from his brothers will have to survive at his own will. What Ponyboy does not know is that he will get into a suspenseful situation that will put his and his friends lives in danger as well as keeping his family together.
The Outsiders is a one of a kind book that all ages can enjoy. I have read this book a while ago and was my favorite book and is still my favorite piece of literature. I believe the reason for my liking of the book is that it is action packed and full of suspense. Once you pick up The Outsiders you will not be able to put it down, for you will want to find out what happens next. One quote from the book that will make you eager to keep reading is on page 75. "We could take whatever was coming now". I strongly encourage you to read this book because it is fun, enjoyable, eye raising, and may even leave you in tears.
the outsiders October 31, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
the book arrived in excellant time and the compostion of the print was great. Have AMD and it is hard to read some of the print in the booksthese days but this was fine.
Enjoyed the story and the talk with the author
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