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This is my first read of this book -- I somehow missed it in the teenage years when I am pretty sure everyone else in the world was assigned it for school. The story is simple -- teenagers are classified as "greasers" or "socs" and struggle with what that means, their places in the world, and how to grow up. But the writing is just so clean and clear and the characters so vivid. I'm impressed with what SE Hinton could do in such a short book, and at the age of 16. If you haven't read this, or ha
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2.5 stars.
This is very dated and so many stories of better quality been published, I can't understand why it is still required reading for many school districts. ...more
This is very dated and so many stories of better quality been published, I can't understand why it is still required reading for many school districts. ...more
Sep 25, 2007
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May 21, 2012
Christy Laub
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