The Outsiders
Top 4 in Top 10 Must-Read Books of All Time
S.E. Hinton wrote this work when she was just sixteen years old, mostly because she was wary of reading fluffy romance novels. She desired a novel that depicted the terrible reality of adolescent life, and because none existed, she resolved to write one herself.
This is a multi-award-winning novel recounted from the perspective of two orphan boys attempting to survive in the streets of an Oklahoma town amid violence and peer pressure. This tale reminds us that growing up is never simple and that love and friendship have no bounds.
Link to read: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231804
