Stay Gold Ponyboy!!!

This genuine quest for a place in this world is a masterpiece with it's descriptions bringing the characters to life and the storyline who could get anyone hooked.
The story starts with young Ponyboy as a Greaser and that is what he knows and loves about himself. However as the novel progresses he becomes more and more uneasy about what he wants. Pretending to be Tuff and Tough is all part of the equation and makes him stuck but with some great friends and family he everntually realises the big picture and comes together with who he is. Ponyboy. This book shall stay gold for years to come. CLASSIC!

Stay Gold. Great recommended reading. Great gift.

This book has withstood the test of time. A universal hit with universal themes for teenagers. I haven't met a kid who didn't REALLY LIKE this book. A contemporary, sort of, West Side Story.

The Outsiders

The Outsiders

Would you risk your life to save another's? That's what Ponyboy and Johnny do in the outsiders. Ponyboy a young teen in the streets of Tulsa has problems with been in gangs. Ponyboy's two older brothers both are involved in gangs so he is also. Ponyboy press his luck with a rival gang called the Socs. Ponyboy is struggling to save his life while being ganged up on by the Socs, while Johnny attacks a Socs and hurts him so badly that he bleeds to death. Scared Ponyboy and Johnny flee the town to lay in the low for a while. Johnny and Ponyboy seek refuge in an abandoned church. They stay there while people begin to wonder where they went. A terrible accident occurs and someone's life is a stake, and for this tragedy more lives will be taken.
This is an overall good book. It really can target the young teen reader to show how much they have. I would recommend this book to kids of my age. I think the author does a good job showing how much kids can have and how much they can have taken away.