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He’s just got more worries than somebody his age ought to.” “Listen, kiddo, when Darry hollers at you … he doesn’t mean nothin’. Well, my school system obviously failed but that definitely didn’t stop me from reading “The Outsiders” and I’m very glad about it. So this was my first time reading “The Outsiders” and I really don’t get why our teachers never forced us to read THIS book at school! I’m convinced my teenage me wouldn’t only have approved but also would have enjoyed it immensely and I’m kinda sad I had to discover this book so late. But all the wrong sights, not the sights you want to see.” Sixteen years on the streets and you see a lot. But all the wrong things, not the things you want to learn. But all the wrong sights, not the sights you want to see.” So this was my first time reading “The Outsiders” and I really don’t get why our teachers never forced us to read THIS book at school! I’m convinced my teenage me wouldn’t only have approved but also would have enjoyed it immensely and I’m kinda sad I had to discover this book s ”Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot.
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”Sixteen years on the streets and you can learn a lot. The records are for the 1988 cover (this record), the 1995 cover, and the 2008 cover which is also the current in-print cover.more Librarian note: This record is for one of the three editions published with different covers and with ISBN 2-X / 978-0-14-038572-4. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers-until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and h The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy.