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Rumble Fish by S. E. Hinton.
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Biography EssayS. E. Hinton's young adult novels are among the best-selling books of all time and continue to be popular with adolescent readers a generation after she wrote them. Her books, especiall...
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Often considered the most successful novelist for the junior high and high school audience, S. E. Hinton (born 1950) is credited with creating the genre of realistic young adult literature with the pu...
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Ponyboy. Greasers vs. Socs. For millions of fans around the world, these few words will instantly call up the world of The Outsiders, S. E. Hinton's classic novel about teen gangs and the troubled pro...
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"I was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma [in 1950], where I have lived most of my life. There is nothing to do there, but it is a pleasant place to live if you don't want to do anything...."I started reading ab...
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In the following excerpt, Powell faults Rumble Fish for lacking a protagonist who, like those of The Outsiders and That Was Then, This Is Now, possesses superior wit and insight that enable him to ris...
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In the following excerpt, Scott describes Hinton's association with actor Matt Dillon, who portrayed Dallas in the film version of The Outsiders, the title character in the film based on Tex, a...
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Critical Essay by Anita Silvey
The dialogue and [Rusty-James's] monologue [in Rumble Fish] are vibrant and authentic, and the narrative moves quickly and dramatically from one event to another....
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Critical Essay by Robert Berkvist
[In "Rumble Fish"] Rusty-James longs to live up to the reputation of his older brother, referred to only as the Motorcycle Boy. Rusty-James is on a mach...
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Critical Essay by Dorothy Nimmo
Rumble Fish belongs, essentially, to one of the established forms of children's books, the animal story, in which the child is given the opportunity of living in...
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Critical Essay by The Council on Interracial Books for Children
[In Rumblefish, Hinton's] portrayal of men and women is decidedly sexist. The machismo creed is heavily reinforced by Rusty James...
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Critical Essay by Jane Abramson
As gut-wrenching as the "sneaky pete" her hero guzzles down, S. E. Hinton's latest novel [Rumble Fish] won't sit well with book selectors wh...
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Teaching Rumble Fish
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Rumble Fish Lesson Plans contain 121 pages of teaching material, including:
A foundation of materials for teaching a work of literature, LitPlan Teacher Packs⢠from Teacher's Pet Publications have everything you need for a complete unit of study. Download, print, and ...
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A foundation of materials for teaching a work of literature, LitPlan Teacher Packs from Teacher's Pet Publications have everything you need for a complete unit of study. Download, print, and teach....
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Here's a whole manual full of puzzles, games, and worksheets related to the novel! It includes: 1 unit word list and clues, 4 unit fill in the blank worksheets, 4 unit multiple choice worksheets, 4...
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Here's a whole manual full of puzzles, games, and worksheets related to the novel! It includes: 1 unit word list and clues, 4 unit fill in the blank worksheets, 4 unit multiple choice worksheets, 4...
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Rumble Fish: LitPlan Teacher Pack
