It was a special pleasure for me to read this interview with SE Hinton on Nathan Bransford’s bog (which is well worth a read, anyway). She talks about why she wrote The Outsiders: “There wasn't anything realistic for teenagers to read back then; I was through with the horse books, not ready for a lot of adult books, couldn't stand the "Mary Sue Goes To the Prom" books, so one of the main reasons why I wrote it was to read it. Also, I loved to write, and had been writing since grade school, and I was angry about the social divisions in my very large high school (Will Rogers High).” You can read more here.
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When I was a teen, I was in love with SE Hinton
It was a special pleasure for me to read this interview with SE Hinton on Nathan Bransford’s bog (which is well worth a read, anyway). She talks about why she wrote The Outsiders: “There wasn't anything realistic for teenagers to read back then; I was through with the horse books, not ready for a lot of adult books, couldn't stand the "Mary Sue Goes To the Prom" books, so one of the main reasons why I wrote it was to read it. Also, I loved to write, and had been writing since grade school, and I was angry about the social divisions in my very large high school (Will Rogers High).” You can read more here.
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