S' E' Hinton The Outsiders

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S. E. HintonThe Outsiders

• Kelly A. Gant
• English 2009

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S. E. HINTON BIOGRAPHY

• Susan Eloise Hinton
• Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 22, 1948
• Married David in 1970
• Son, Nick in 1983

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S. E. HINTON HOBBIES

• Worked as Teacher
• Worked as Journalist
• Reads all the time!
• Horseback riding
• Enjoying her dogs
• Playing piano

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S. E. HINTON THE OUTSIDERS

• What made her write
• the novel at 16?
• Rival gangs occupied her school.
• Young adult literature was unrealistic and boring
  to her.
• Death of her father encouraged her to write to
  find peace.

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S. E. HINTON THE OUTSIDERS

• The Outsiders is the story of Ponyboy Curtis and
  his two older brothers who live on the East side
  of town. The rich and preppy kids of the West
  side of town dominate everything.
• The Curtis brothers and their friends fight
  discrimination. As Ponyboy faces growing up ,
  the world crumbles around him . Problems continue
  to arise for Ponyboy and his family problems
  that will mean life and death to his gang of
  friends.
• Will he be able to overcome the obstacles of
  living on the wrong side of the town? Can he
  make a difference all on his own?

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S. E. HINTON THE OUTSIDERS

• Published in 1967 when she was 19.
• Her friends identified with the characters.
• Named The Voice of the Youth
• Faced a THREE year writers block after
  publication.

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S. E. HINTON BOOKS

• The Outsiders, 1967
• That Was Then, This is Now, 1971
• Rumble Fish, 1975
• Tex, 1979
• Taming the Star Runner, 1988

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S. E. HINTON BOOKS

• Big David, Little David, 1997 (childrens)
• Puppy Sister, 1995 (childrens)
• Hawkes Harbor, 2004 (adult)
• Some of Tims Stories, 2007 (short stories)

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S. E. HINTON MOVIES

• Tex, 1982 played typing teacher
• The Outsiders, 1983 played nurse
• Rumble Fish, 1984 played hooker
• That Was Then, This is Now, 1985 no part in
  movie

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S. E. HINTON AWARDS

• 1st EVER winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award
• ALA Best Books for Young Adults

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S. E. HINTON WORK CITED

• About S. E. Hinton. 1995. Random House. 9 Apr.
  2009 lthttp//aboutsehinton.com/gt.
• Hinton, S. E. "Biography." S. E. Hinton. Mar.
  2007. 5 Apr. 2009 lthttp//www.sehinton.com/bio.htm
  lgt.
• Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. New York Puffin,
  1997.

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S. E. HINTON THE END

• Check out another book by S.E. Hinton.
• Watch one of the many movies based on her books.
• Email her your comments and questions at
  sehinton_at_sehinton.com
• Extra special thanks to production designer,
  Kelly Gant.

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GOOD LUCK!!!

• Enjoy your research!!!
• Happy Reading!!!