50 years of an iconic classic! This international bestseller and the inspiration for a beloved film tells a heroic story of friendship and belonging. No one has ever said that life is easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure he has things under control. He knows he can count on his brothers Darry and Sodapop. And he knows he can count on his friends – true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of wealthy kids whose idea of fun is to beat up Greasers like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect – until the night someone goes too far. The Outsiders is a dramatic and timeless work of fiction that laid the foundation for the young adult genre. S. E. Hinton's classic tale of a boy who finds himself on the fringes of normal society is just as powerful today as it was on the day of its first publication. The Outsiders transformed youth fiction from a genre primarily about prom queens, football players, and high school crushes into one that represents a darker, truer world. Exciting and full of drama. A classic coming-of-age book. A New York Herald Tribune Best Teenage Book, a Chicago Tribune Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, and winner of the Massachusetts Children's Book Award.