Interest age: 14+
Reading age: 12+

The Outsiders

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Author: SE Hinton

Publisher: Penguin

SE Hinton was just 17 years old when she wrote this exciting story of gang rivalry. The story features the Socs and the Greasers and explores themes of class conflict, affection, brotherly love and coming of age. This is teenage fiction at its best.

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