num_pages: 253
description: Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves outsiders.
language: English
title: The Outsiders
titlecomplete: The Outsiders
characters: Sodapop Curtis, Johnny Cade, Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews, Sherri "Cherry" Valance, Curly Shepard, Steve Randle, Tim Shepard, Ponyboy Curtis, Dallas "Dally" Winston, Darrel "Darry" Curtis
genres: Classics, Childrens, Contemporary, Young Adult, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Coming Of Age, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 1265305
places: Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Secondary , awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Thorndike Press