The Outsiders (SparkNotes Literature Guide): SparkNotes Literature Guide Series

by S. E. Hinton

Publisher:

Sparknotes

, 2014

Overview

The Outsiders (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by S.E. Hinton
Making the reading experience fun!

Created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes is a new breed of study guide: smarter, better, faster. Geared to what today’s students need to know, SparkNotes provide:

 

*Chapter-by-chapter analysis
*Explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols
*A review quiz and essay topics

Lively and accessible, these guides are perfect for late-night studying and writing papers

Product Details

• Title: The Outsiders (SparkNotes Literature Guide): SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
• Author: S. E. Hinton
• Series: SparkNotes Literature Guide Series
• Publisher: Sparknotes
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 80
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781411478510, 9781586634841, 1586634844, 1411478517
• Resource ID: LLS:9781411478510
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-22T06:45:05Z

About S. E. Hinton

S.E. Hinton is one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction. Her books have been taught in some schools, and banned from others. Her novels changed the way people look at young adult literature. 

Hinton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has always enjoyed reading but wasn't satisfied with the literature that was being written for young adults, which influenced her to write novels like The Outsiders. Once published, The Outsiders gave her a lot of publicity and fame, and also a lot of pressure. Hinton was becoming known as "The Voice of the Youth" among other titles. This kind of pressure and publicity resulted in a three year long writer's block.