num_pages: 218
description: "...the hand at the back of my neck was strong. I'm drowning, I thought..."The Socs' idea of having a good time of 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. A ground-breaking, timeless story from a brilliant writer.
language: English
title: The Outsiders
titlecomplete: The Outsiders
characters: Darrel "Darry" Curtis, Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews, Tim Shepard, Curly Shepard, Steve Randle, Ponyboy Curtis, Sherri "Cherry" Valance, Dallas "Dally" Winston, Johnny Cade, Sodapop Curtis
genres: Read For School, Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1265216
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: Puffin Group