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The Outsiders 40th Anniversary edition

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Hardcover
$19.99 US
5.88"W x 8.56"H x 0.77"D   | 11 oz | 44 per carton
On sale Sep 06, 2007 | 192 Pages | 9780670062515
Age 12 and up | Grade 7 & Up
Reading Level: Lexile 750L | Fountas & Pinnell Z
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.

First published by Viking in 1967, The Outsiders immediately resonated with young adults. This groundbreaking novel was like nothing else out there—it was honest and gritty, and was a deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy, a young man who finds himself on the outside of regular society. Forty years later, with over thirteen million copies sold, the story is as fresh and powerful to teenagers today as it ever was.
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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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.

First published by Viking in 1967, The Outsiders immediately resonated with young adults. This groundbreaking novel was like nothing else out there—it was honest and gritty, and was a deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy, a young man who finds himself on the outside of regular society. Forty years later, with over thirteen million copies sold, the story is as fresh and powerful to teenagers today as it ever was.

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