The Outsiders is a novel by S.E Hinton. The book is about two rival gangs, the Greasers and the Socs who are separated by different social classes.

  I don't think the outsiders should be banned. I think this because it has a lot of themes and life lessons in the story and that people overreact to the bad things in the story.

  First, the story has a lot of life lessons. In the book it talks about subjects like the innocence in people and to not judge by how people look. In the story, Ponyboy is seen as a uneducated, dirty greaser who doesn't know anything except robbing and fighting. But in all reality Ponyboy is a smart kid who likes drawing and poetry.
 
 Lastly, some of the things that people overreact to is not that bad. In a article, it says that the book should be banned for "drug use and strong language", but in the book, the only drug they are talking about is cigarettes and the only strong language is the word dammit and that was only twice.

 On the other hand, there is underage drinking. However, the main character does not think that drinking is a good thing and stays away from it.

  The Outsiders is a great book that shows that friendship can go a long way and I would read this and I do not think this should be banned from schools or libraries.