Why read The Outsiders?
- It is an awesome book!!!-boys and girls alike would enjoy the storyline.
- The author was only 15 and 16 when she wrote it!-May encourage students to try writing too.
- Anyone can connect to the different characters within the book-all the different characters personalities are like any person could have. For example, students could choose a character to compare themselves too.
- Interesting story line-Not something that everyone has experience with-gangs- but a very interesting story to read.
- Has a lot of action and intense events throughout the story-never a dull moment throughout the book!
- It is told from the perspective of a 14 year old boy-the reader is able to be put into the mind of Ponyboy and experience everything right along with him.