S.E. Hinton






S.E. Hinton

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born
July 22, 1948

gender
female

place of birth
Tulsa, Oklahoma, The United States

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genre
Literature & Fiction, Young Adult


about this author

S.E. Hinton, was and still is, one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature.
Susan Eloise Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. That book, her first novel, was published in 1967 by Viking.




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avg rating: 3.93 | 39,193 ratings | 3,389 reviews | 14 distinct works | 111 fans
The Outsiders The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.99 — 29,088 ratings — published 1967
48 editions
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That Was Then, This Is Now That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.78 — 2,789 ratings — published 1971
23 editions
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Rumble Fish Rumble Fish
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.68 — 1,894 ratings — published 1987
23 editions
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Tex Tex
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.59 — 1,248 ratings — published 1979
14 editions
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Taming the Star Runner Taming the Star Runner
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.49 — 356 ratings — published 1988
8 editions
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Hawkes Harbor Hawkes Harbor
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 2.96 — 308 ratings — published 2005
12 editions
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S.E. Hinton: the Collection: T... S.E. Hinton: the Collection: The Outsiders / Rumble Fish / That Was Then, This Is Now
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 4.30 — 44 ratings — published 1982
3 editions
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Some of Tim's Stories Some of Tim's Stories (The Oklahoma Stories & Storytellers Series)
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.41 — 41 ratings — published 2007
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The Puppy Sister The Puppy Sister
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 3.76 — 34 ratings — published 1995
4 editions
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Big David, Little David Big David, Little David
by S.E. Hinton
avg rating 4.09 — 11 ratings — published 1995
4 editions
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" I lie to myself all the time, but I never believe me."
S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders)
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"Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold."
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"Can you see the sunset real good on the West side? You can see it on the East side too."
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