The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton || Classic Coming-of-Age Novels & Books

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton || Classic Fiction || Best in Coming-of-Age Fiction Books of All-Time

The Outsiders is a Coming-of-Age novel by S.E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press

The struggle of three brothers to stay together after their parent's death and their quest for identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society. When it was first published in 1967, The Outsiders defied convention with its immediate, deeply sympathetic portrayal of Ponyboy and his struggle to find a place for himself in a difficult world.
Thirty years later, it speaks to teenagers as powerfully as ever. Puffin is proud to publish this contemporary classic for a new generation of readers.

The book details the conflict between two rival gangs of White Americans divided by their socioeconomic status - The Working-Class "Greasers" and The Upper-Middle-Class "Socs".