Cover: A HEROIC STORY OF FRIENDSHIP AND BELONGING. Ponyboy can count on his brothers. And on his friends. But not much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up "greasers" like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect-until the night someone takes things too far.
Summary: Ponyboy is a greaser who lost both of his parents and is left living with his two brothers Darry and Sodapop. The boys are in a tight-knit group of friends that maybe considered a gang. When Johnny and Pony leave Two-bit after catching a double flick with Dally they fall asleep thinking in the lot. When Pony wakes up and gets himself home a fight insues between him nd Darry. Darry ends up hitting Pony causing him to run back to the lot to wake Johnny and run away. The two walk through the park to think and calm down when a gang of Socs appear to cause trouble. They try to drown Ponyboy and Johnny ends up stabbing a Soc to his death too make him stop. The two run away and must decide if they should stay in hiding or return and deal with the consequences.
Review: I give this book an outstanding thirteen out of ten! I enjoyed it very much and read it over and over and over again! S.E Hinton quickly became one of my favourite authors! The characters are amazing and interesting to boot. This novel is a perfect coming of age story and holds many meanings. :)
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