description: Sixteen-year-old Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs, and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.
title: That Was Then, This Is Now
titlecomplete: That Was Then, This Is Now
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: 34957
places: Tulsa, Oklahoma
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Massachusetts Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Recorded Books