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Lorna
The "granddaddy of young adult literature" is now considered a classic.

Second time reading it. EBN44 Category: a book you love, read it again.
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Lacresha
Mar 18, 2009 rated it it was amazing
I actually have this book. I read it in high school. I loved how Hinton focused on the differences in society. I remember thinking at the time I read it that white people all loved one another and they always supported one another. I was young and figured only minorities fought amongst themselves. This was one of the first books to show me otherwise.

This book shows how friendship can be as strong as death. It's a great read, much better than the movie.
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Rachel N.
Jun 16, 2017 rated it really liked it
The story of Ponyboy, a 14 year old greaser, and his friends along with their rivalry with the Socs. Somehow I never had to read this story when I was in school. The greaser part of the story felt a bit dated. I liked the overall theme of everyone having problems and the ending of the story. Some parts were a bit too slow for me to give the book a higher rating.
Leslie
Jan 28, 2009 rated it really liked it
Wow!! Ms Hinton wrote this coming of age book when she was 16 ..way back in the 60's. (I graduated in '66 by the way). What young teen, Ponyboy, goes through most of us can identify with..friends, family (our own and our friends..functional and disfunctional) love, good vs evil, and death. The dated slang threw me off at first..ie: getting high meant having a few beers !!! Think you will "dig" this book if you are a greaser or a soc !! ...more
Sue
Dec 26, 2008 rated it really liked it
Classic young adult book!
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Oct 08, 2019 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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