The+Outsiders

1) The Outsiders 2) S.E. Hinton 3) This story is about two gangs in a small town. The book depicts how these two boys fight around tow, and eventually one person is killed and the church is burnt down. This makes matters worse and leads to a major fight between the two gangs. Even though there is only one winner in the fight, Ponyboy struggles with everything. 4) Young adult fiction. 5) The gang violence leads to the destruction of property and murder. There is also underage drinking and smoking. 6) According to Goodreads, the members ranked this book 3.95 stars out of 5 stars. Comments talk about how this is a good coming of age book for children to read (Goodreads, 2012). 7) The Outsiders is ranked number 38 on the American Library Association’s 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990-1997. 8) Ages 12+

References: 100 most frequently challenged books: 1990- 1999. //American Library Association. 2012. http://www.ala.org/advocacy/banned/frequentlychallenged/challengedbydecade/1990_1999// The outsiders. //Goodreads Inc.// 2012. Hinton, S. (1967). The outsiders. New York: New York. //Viking Press//