Additional Resources for Tex by S. E. Hinton

Tex For Further Study

Jay Daly, Presenting S E Hinton, Twayne, 1987, 127 p.. A guide to the first five of Hinton's novels, including major themes of each book.

Gene Lyons, "On Tulsa's Mean Streets," in Newsweek, October 11, 1982, pp 105-6

Examines Hinton's works that have been adapted as films.

Kevin Phillips, Boiling Pomf Republicans, Democrats and the Decline of Middle-Class Prosperity, HarperCollins, 1994, 307 p

A political analyst for the Republican Party during the 1968 election, Phillips has been praised for his work on economic issues In Boiling Point, he gives a comprehensive picture of middle-class prosperity in decline

Brett Singer, The Petting Zoo, Simon and Schuster, 1979, 254 p.

Like Tex, this young adult novel focuses on themes of maturity, independence, and burgeoning sexual relationships