The outsiders

"The Outsiders is an outstanding story of teenage rebellion written when the author was only 17 years old. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic outspoken first. Youngsters in a small Oklahoma town have split into two gangs divided by money tastes and attitude. The Socs idea of having a good time is beating up Greasers like Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy knows what to expect and knows he can count on his brothers and friends - until the night someone takes things too far. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. Hinton I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith Postcards from No Mans Land - Aidan Chambers After the First Death - Robert Cormier Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig Buddy - Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah - Richard C. OBrien The Wave - Morton Rhue The Red Pony - John Steinbeck The Pearl - John Steinbeck Stone Cold - Robert Swindells."