{"product_id":"the-outsiders-2","title":"THE OUTSIDERS","description":"The Outsiders by S E Hinton is a ground-breaking, timeless story by a brilliant writer. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e '. . . the hand at the back of my neck was strong. I'm drowning, I thought . . .'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The Socs' idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The original teenage rebel story. The 40th anniversary edition. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e S. E. Hinton was only seventeen when The Outsiders was first published in the USA. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where the story takes place, and lived in a borderline neighbourhood mixing with both greasers and socs. This experience helped her to understand the boys about whom she writes. The Outsiders was made into a major film, directed by Francis Ford Coppola.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e S.E. Hinton went on to write several novels for teenagers including: Tex, Rumble Fish and That Was Then, This Is Now. Married with one son, S.E. Hinton was the first recipient of the American Library Association's YASD\/SLJ Award for her oustanding contribution to Young Adult Literature.","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41506763833515,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/products\/30_e3078abe-f638-47f0-b100-4fc6391fbb39.jpg?v=1644413192","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.ie\/products\/the-outsiders-2","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}