tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post6498846355908120624..comments2023-10-17T04:36:14.596-07:00Comments on Read is the New Black: H: S.E. Hinton & THE OUTSIDERSCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00912167351889969855noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-65147633205034568852016-04-10T22:47:33.364-07:002016-04-10T22:47:33.364-07:00I'm very familiar with this novel as most of t...I'm very familiar with this novel as most of the students I tutor read it as part of their curriculum. Ponyboy is such a wonderful character, and I love the first line about walking out of the theater with Paul Newman on his mind. Love your A to Z theme!<br />@deb_atwood from<br /><a href="http://www.PenInHerHand.com" rel="nofollow">Pen In Her Hand</a> Deb Atwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17952385670651888660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-25320883614943061312016-04-10T17:47:33.872-07:002016-04-10T17:47:33.872-07:00I knew SE Hinton was a teenager because my copy of...I knew SE Hinton was a teenager because my copy of THE OUTSIDERS says, on the front cover, "A revealing novel for teenagers--by a teenager." I loved the book. One tidbit I enjoy is that SE Hinton and I have the same literary agency. It isn't really that significant; it's not like I've ever had any contact with her! It's just a little fangirling factette that pleases me.<br />Another thing I liked about Hinton was the way she wove main characters from some of her novels into cameo appearances in the others. It was a little reward for readers who read all her books and paid close attention to the minor characters.<br /><br />Jennifer R. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408588432492354248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-85763413787169030982016-04-10T15:06:18.846-07:002016-04-10T15:06:18.846-07:00I so enjoyed this book when I was younger - the mo...I so enjoyed this book when I was younger - the movie was good, too. I remember me and my friends walking around quoting lines from it. I also liked Hinton's other novels.Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-76859853818285445702016-04-10T12:53:32.018-07:002016-04-10T12:53:32.018-07:00Adored this book and still do. The movie was terri...Adored this book and still do. The movie was terrific too! Donna McDinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00959673932828354020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-70771290577037668532016-04-10T07:12:18.269-07:002016-04-10T07:12:18.269-07:00This is one I know I read in schooI l for American...This is one I know I read in schooI l for American Authors class, but I don't really recall much about it. <br />As for subjects in school, I never got good grades. But I also missed a lot of school and did very little homework. Creative writing I received mostly D's and C's. I did get a few B's when I applied myself.<br />Also, typing classes were never straight A's but I'm an expert typer now. I fascinate my co-workers because I can type without looking at the keyboard. Probably a trait most writers have. So nothing really special.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-91000191111290373692016-04-09T23:16:52.482-07:002016-04-09T23:16:52.482-07:00My goodness, I had forgotten about this book! But ...My goodness, I had forgotten about this book! But I read it, more or less at that same age (I must have been 13 or 14) and really really enjoyed it. It was the 1980s and gangs were a very popular fiction topic at that time too. <br /><br />I love this vintage cover :-)<br />Thanks very much for making me remeber this story.<br /><br />@JazzFeathers<br /><a href="http://theoldshelter.com/" rel="nofollow">The Old Shelter</a> - Jazz Age JazzJazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-45915749318231275842016-04-09T21:42:57.802-07:002016-04-09T21:42:57.802-07:00I read the Outsiders for 8th grade English, and ou...I read the Outsiders for 8th grade English, and our teacher engraved that Robert Frost poem in our heads. I remember feeling particularly moved by that poem.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15165210377903518274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-48246647903047366622016-04-09T21:41:11.398-07:002016-04-09T21:41:11.398-07:00Did you know S.E. Hinton is on Twitter? There was ...Did you know S.E. Hinton is on Twitter? There was some trending hashtag that she had some great lines for. I think that was last summer?<br /><br />When I was 11 or 12, I regularly went to the library, and the librarian in the kids section would spend time picking out books I should read. Once a month I would go home with like 30 books. (My father asked for her help, and he would consent to my getting books with swearing and such topics in them.)<br /><br />This librarian gave me The Outsiders once. I didn't read it. Something about the cover put me off. She gave it to me a couple more times, but I never got around to reading it. Then my 9th grade English teacher assigned it, so that's when I read it. And loved it. Go figure. <br /><br />Nowadays, I see the movie at least once (well 55 minutes of it 5 times in a row) in some 9th grade English class or other. I've already seen it twice this school year.<br /><br />Liz A. from <a href="http://lawsofgravity.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"><br />Laws of Gravity</a>Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-42519185985844027792016-04-09T18:28:15.029-07:002016-04-09T18:28:15.029-07:00Is that not stunning? Thanks for sharing!Is that not stunning? Thanks for sharing!Sandra Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814573408898140885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-60566511333596569202016-04-09T16:29:02.079-07:002016-04-09T16:29:02.079-07:00I haven't read the book, but I watched the mov...I haven't read the book, but I watched the movie years ago and enjoyed it. It's about time that I trolled the library for the book!<br /><br />Tracy (<a href="http://www.blackbootslonglegs.com" rel="nofollow">Black Boots, Long Legs</a>)tracyhttp://www.blackbootslonglegs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-35821768366673438842016-04-09T13:44:16.579-07:002016-04-09T13:44:16.579-07:00I think that is funny about getting a D in school ...I think that is funny about getting a D in school and selling so many of the book anyway. I have never come across the book but sounds as though there are some lovely scenes.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-20705523067120758972016-04-09T13:14:48.114-07:002016-04-09T13:14:48.114-07:00Did S.E. Hinton ever write again after that? I don...Did S.E. Hinton ever write again after that? I don't even know! When I was in school, people read the book for fun (the movie had just come out). Now they have kids read it for class and they show the movie during school. Today's entertainment is tomorrow's classic, I guess!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-81835431514153979852016-04-09T10:19:17.420-07:002016-04-09T10:19:17.420-07:00I remember the movie, but now I want to read the b...I remember the movie, but now I want to read the book~ I thought for awhile Robert Frost was following me. <br /><br />http://www.withrealtoads.blogspot.ca/2013/06/a-toads-favorurite-poem.html<br /><br />Wow, on the age of S.E. Hinton~<br />Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-77849557263265137232016-04-09T09:54:28.414-07:002016-04-09T09:54:28.414-07:00I was in 6th or 7th grade when I first read The Ou...I was in 6th or 7th grade when I first read The Outsiders. I read it several times over the years. What a terrific book!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-48789589471108291432016-04-09T09:51:47.296-07:002016-04-09T09:51:47.296-07:00I remember reading this when I was a teenager as w...I remember reading this when I was a teenager as well. Incredible to think S.E. Hinton wrote this when she was just 15-16. Wow! And she got a D in Creative Writing that year - double wow!<br /><br />Have you seen the movie version with Matt Dillon? I thought they did a pretty good job on it...Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13831242266526923808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-22941352140786689492016-04-09T07:32:29.353-07:002016-04-09T07:32:29.353-07:00I don't think I've ever read this, but it ...I don't think I've ever read this, but it sounds good. The first poem that touched me was also found in a book. I think that special YA books can really introduce us to the world.<br />@DoreeWeller from<br /><a href="https://doreeweller.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Doree Weller’s Blog</a><br />Doree Wellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06608929844576992075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-52786392536038511052016-04-09T06:48:48.916-07:002016-04-09T06:48:48.916-07:00A great book indeed. Never knew she got a D. Goes ...A great book indeed. Never knew she got a D. Goes to show what teachers know, some at least hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-67453787688371859992016-04-09T06:48:14.718-07:002016-04-09T06:48:14.718-07:00I haven't come across this author, but the fac...I haven't come across this author, but the fact they got a D in creative writing and then wrote a book that was so widely read makes it clear that writing is something you can do or you can't do; it's not something you can teach<br />DebbieRandom Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298522848171348845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-59610657914119564132016-04-09T06:47:54.978-07:002016-04-09T06:47:54.978-07:00Believe it or not, but I have never read this. I ...Believe it or not, but I have never read this. I somehow managed to go through public school and college never being required to read it. I consider it often, however, as I *try* to read 3-4 classics/modern classics a year. Maybe 2016 will be the year for me.Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11041608167418967580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-27215125027884167242016-04-09T04:33:38.566-07:002016-04-09T04:33:38.566-07:00How interesting that a young person with poor exam...How interesting that a young person with poor exam results should straight away write a phenomenal book. Creative writing is something that really can't be graded. It's subjective, personal and offers different things to different readers.<br /><br /> <a href="http://keithsramblings.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Visit Keith's Ramblings and his obsolete words!</a>Keiths Ramblingshttp://keithsramblings.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-19964643594167563452016-04-09T02:53:47.106-07:002016-04-09T02:53:47.106-07:00I had no idea it was a book. I've seen the mov...I had no idea it was a book. I've seen the movie - it's a classic of the brat pack era, but didn't realise it was based on anything.<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a> | <a href="http://www.wittegenpress.com/wp_main/blog" rel="nofollow">Wittegen Press</a> | <a href="http://fantasyboysxxx.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">FB3X (AC)</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838088526333060010.post-6384877689551107472016-04-09T01:57:03.903-07:002016-04-09T01:57:03.903-07:00The Outsiders was the grade 9 prescribed book in 2...The Outsiders was the grade 9 prescribed book in 2014 and 2015. I enjoyed teaching it to my learners. <br />They enjoyed the story with its multiple themes which they could relate to.<br /><a href="http://writer-in-transit.co.za/" rel="nofollow">Writer In Transit</a>Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.com