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While still in her teens, Hinton became a household name [a] as the author of The Outsiders, her first and most popular novel, set in Oklahoma in the 1960s. She began writing it in 1965. [ 7 ] The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, Will Rogers High School , [ 8 ] the Greasers and the Socs , [ 3 ] and her desire to empathize ...
Seven years after Taming the Star Runner, Hinton released her first children's book, Big David, Little David, which followed with the release of The Puppy Sister in 1995. [2] In 2004, Hawkes Harbor, Hinton's first adult novel, was released. [3] Hinton's most recent book, Some of Tim's Stories, was published in 2007 and is Hinton's third ...
The Outsiders is a coming-of-age novel by S. E. Hinton published in 1967 by Viking Press.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" (pronounced / ˈ s oʊ ʃ ɪ z / SOH-shiz—short for Socials).
That Was Then, This Is Now is a coming-of age, young adult novel by S. E. Hinton, first published in 1971.Set in the 1960s, it follows the relationship between two brothers, Mark Jennings and Bryon Douglas, who are foster brothers, but find their relationship rapidly changing and deteriorating.
Rumble Fish is a 1975 novel for young adults by S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. It was adapted to film and directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. [ 1 ]
With rehearsals set to begin Thursday, Feb. 1 in New York City, members of the cast and creative team of “The Outsiders” musical — including Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, a lead producer on ...
[10] Based on S.E. Hinton's bestselling 1967 novel of the same name, [10] the coming-of-age film [11] went on to become a cult classic. [12] [13] Howell's portrayal of Ponyboy was his breakthrough role, [14] and it earned him a Young Artist Award. [15] In 1984, Howell and his Outsiders co-star Patrick Swayze reunited for Grandview, U.S.A. and ...
In 1982, Emilo Estevez co-starred in the film version of S.E. Hinton's Tex. During filming, Estevez read That Was Then, This Is Now, also by Hinton, and enjoyed the book so much he drafted several screenplays before purchasing the rights. Estevez described the book as "a very intense, dark piece.