num_pages: 180
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: Dallas "Dally" Winston, Sherri "Cherry" Valance, Keith "Two-Bit" Matthews, Johnny Cade, Tim Shepard, Ponyboy Curtis, Darrel "Darry" Curtis, Steve Randle, Curly Shepard, Sodapop Curtis
genres: Fiction, Classics, Contemporary, Coming Of Age, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult, Read For School, Childrens, Historical Fiction, School
ratings_count: 1265287
places: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Oklahoma
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Books I Loved Best Yearly (BILBY) Awards
category: Secondary , awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Turtleback Books