S.E. Hinton

I agree. I like her work too, and like you, my novel is a lot like hers. Does anyone know who Ms. Hinton's agent is?

i read those books when i was a teen, a long time ago. nice to see they've held their own through time.

I remember reading those as a kid -- we had to read the Outsiders for 9th grade lit class. Recently, my 14 year old watched the movie with me one night on TBS, and she loved it. Even though the story is set in the 1950s, the problems that teens have to deal with -- societal class issues, hating your parents, dealing with the opposite sex -- are timeless.

My kids ate up her books...usually in one sitting. I have had them in my collection for eons. It was great seeing my kids devouring something that I loved as a kid. Timeless work, hers.

I love her books!
I wasn't crazy about the movie for The Outsiders though. I mean, it was good but Rumblefish was so much better.
Oh and Tex, the book, is amazing as well.
I read her books all within a week back in 7th grade.

I absolutely love S.E. Hinton! Her work can connect with everyone, which is amazing.

Oh shoot, now I want to reread all of her books, but I don't have them

I adore her

yes, very accessible books full of crisp writing. "that was then, this is now" is an often overlooked gem.

She's my hero. Look for her in the movie. She plays a nurse!

She also appears as "Hooker on Strip" in the film of Rumble Fish. I haven't seen the film of Tex, but she plays "Mrs Barnes" there.

After hearing a film I remember coming out in the cinema described as an "oldie", I'll now go and lie down. Mind you, it was very deliberately retro in style at the time it was made - like a 50s movie.

I read THE OUTSIDERS, and then I watched the movie. The movie was okay, but the book was amazing! There are almost no movies that measure up to the book they were based on.

S.E. Hinton's an amazing author. I keep looking for more of her work.

William Haskins said:

yes, very accessible books full of crisp writing. "that was then, this is now" is an often overlooked gem.

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Yes, TWTTISN is amazing.