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That Was Then, This Is Now

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$12.99 US
5.5"W x 8.25"H x 0.46"D   | 6 oz | 24 per carton
On sale May 04, 2021 | 176 Pages | 9780593349656
Age 12 and up | Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile 780L | Fountas & Pinnell Z+
Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders

Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then, This is Now is S. E. Hinton's moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart. 

"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times

"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times

"This unforgettable classic still packs a powerful message even after nearly thirty years in print."—Children's Literature 
S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they can view their world and which will help them to grow and to understand themselves and their role in society.” The author lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. View titles by S. E. Hinton

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Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The Outsiders

Continue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then, This is Now is S. E. Hinton's moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart. 

"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times

Praise

"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times

"This unforgettable classic still packs a powerful message even after nearly thirty years in print."—Children's Literature 

Author

S. E. Hinton wrote her first novel, The Outsiders, when she was 16. She was the recipient of the American Library Association’s first Margaret A. Edwards Award, which honors authors “whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they can view their world and which will help them to grow and to understand themselves and their role in society.” The author lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma. View titles by S. E. Hinton