num_pages: 128
description: Ever since Mark's parents died, he has been living with Bryon. The boys are more like brothers than mere friends. They've been inseparable--until recently. Something seems to be changing between them, and Bryon can't figure it out. Is it Cathy, Bryon's new girlfriend? Is Mark jealous? Bryon is also tired of the street fighting, but Mark seems unable to quit. And where is Mark getting all of that money? In That Was Then, This Is Now , one of her most admired novels, S. E. Hinton paints a richly textured portrait of two boys at a crossroads in their friendship. With careful, intimate strokes, Hinton reveals a boy struggling over whether to protect his best friend or whether to follow his own beliefs about right and wrong. The ending will surprise readers, challenging them to puzzle over Bryon's dilemma in their own hearts.
language: English
title: That Was Then, This Is Now
titlecomplete: That Was Then, This Is Now (Puffin Teenage Fiction)
characters: Angela Shepard, Ponyboy Curtis, Charlie Woods, Terry Jones, M&M Carlson, Dirty Dave, Curly Shepard, Mark Jennings, Bryon Douglas, Cathy Carlson
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Teen, School, Young Adult, Classics, Novels, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Childrens
ratings_count: 34954
places: Tulsa, Oklahoma
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Puffin Books