Reviews for The outsiders
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Ponyboy and Johnny, both members of the ``Greasers,'' hide from the police after a ``soc'' from the opposing, richer gang is killed.
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Lacking the money and social status of the elite Socs, Ponyboy and his rival gang of brothers and friends called the Greasers battle for survival and their own sense of self-worth.
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Gr. 7^-10. In a book now considered a classic, Ponyboy can count only on his friends when it comes to mixing it up with the Socs, a gang of rich kids who like nothing better than beating up on greasers like himself.
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This realistic but sometimes unconvincing and melodramatic teenage novel by a 17-year-old girl centers on the actions of a semitough gang in a city in Oklahoma. Narrated by 14-year-old Ponyboy, the story describes the conflict between the greasers and the wealthy upper-classboys, during the course of which Ponyboy's best friend is provoked into killing another boy. Some of Ponyboy's philosophizing about himself, his friends, and his enemies does not ring true, but on the whole the book is a meaningful narrative with appeal for teenage readers. Junior high and high school.--review], [unsigned Copyright 2017 Booklist
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Peer relationships, poverty, sacrifice, and a search for self underlie this story about Pony~boy, Sodapop, and Darrel--"greasers" who face death, defeat, and socioeconomic struggles. Realistically written, this action-filled novel with a touch of romance appeals to almost all young adolescents.
