The outsiders was created by S.E. Hinton who lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1965. she created the book when she was 15 and was gave a second chance to pass language arts class. The  novel was  publish when she was 18 in 1967. The book has two groups that hate each other Greasers and the Socs. the Socs are the rich kids with a lot of nice things, the Greasers are below middle class and get jumped by Socs.

   
   Many people think that this book should be banned from schools district, because drugs , alcohol abuse was common and virtually all the characters were from broken homes. I think that this book should not be banned from school curriculums it may have gang violence drugs alcohol abuse and more, it is not all a bad book there is some points it try's to make, like you should not be like everyone you else and stay your self.

   kids in elementary school in fresco, California wrote a letter about the outsiders after reading it. it was turned into a movie.