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 interview, Hinton discusses her approach to writing, the impact her career had upon her personal life as a teenager, and her recommendations for other young writers.
The Outsiders,...
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In the following essay, Lyons examines Hinton's works and career as well as the films based on The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, and Tex. Lyons briefly recounts the plots of the three novels, maintai...
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In the following essay, Malone argues that Hinton's novels are not representative of average American teenagers or as realistic as they have been alleged to be, and he asserts that the appeal o...
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S.E. Hinton can be viewed as one of America's most successful writers for young adults in contemporary times. Many credit S.E. Hinton with creating "young adult literature" as a viable and attract...
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Susan Eloise Hinton is one of the best known and well acclaimed young adult writers of her time. Despite the fact that many of her works such as the Outsiders, had been banned from public schools, due...
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Beyond its cluster of office towers, Tulsa is a city built close to the ground, a broad clash of neighborhoods you can tell apart by how the grass grows, bright and trim as a putting green in the r...
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When Andrea Peterson landed her first teaching job, she faced the daunting task of creating a music program with almost no money for supplies in a climate where music was seen as just providing a b...
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Interview by S. E. Hinton with Lisa Ehrichs
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S.E. Hinton reflects on 'The Outsiders'
