num_pages: 128
description: Growing up on the means streets of 60s America is tough. Ponyboy is only 14, and since his parents died in a car crash big brother Darry has struggled to bring him up properly. But Pony's real family is his gang, a bunch of though guys who watch out for each other.The gang aren't there when two smooth rich kids attack Pony and his friend Johnny. Johnny pulls a knife and he and Pony find themselves on the run. They are real outsiders now and only a dramatic twist of fate can save them.
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: Heinemann