S. E. Hinton is acclaimed as one of the most provocative, well-known and bestselling young adult authors of all time. The Outsiders is required reading in high schools across the country and has sold over 10,000,000 copies since its first publication, giving the novel the prestigious number two ranking on Publishers Weekly’s “All-Time Bestselling Children's Books” list.
S. E. Hinton was the first author to receive the Margaret A. Edwards Young Adult Services Division/School Library Award for Life Achievement. And all five of her novels—The Outsiders; That Was Then, This Is Now; Rumble Fish; Tex; and Taming the Star Runner—are American Library Association’s Best Books For Young Adults selections between 1967 and 1979. This author has been recommended by 13 other readers. | |
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