S E Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was 16 years old. Ponyboy narrates the story; he’s a fourteen year old social outcast who’s ready to stick up for his mates no matter what, but one fateful night his best mate Johnny does something terrible…
The book’s been a huge hit since it was published in 1967, and in 1983 they made a movie of it starring Matt Dillon, Rob Lowe and (drum roll) Tom Cruise (yes, Tom Cruise 25 years ago).
Read the book, watch the movie… and stay gold.
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