S.E Hinton Background

S.E. Hinton was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma where most of her books were based at. She was born in 1948. She was an avid reader as a child and soon began writing stories about cowboys, horses, and other topics of interest to her.While a student at Will Rogers High School, she began writing "The Outsiders" and saw the novel evolve through four drafts before submitting it to Curtis Brown literary agent Marilyn Marlow. A publication contract with Viking arrived during her high school graduation ceremony. Loosely based on her own experiences and those of friends and acquaintances, the book is about the ongoing rivalry and conflict that leads to a deadly confrontation between two gangs--the lower-class "greasers" and their upper-middle-class counterparts, the "socs" (short for socials). "The Outsiders" was an instant hit among teenagers and sold more than four million copies in the United States.

Novelist S. E. Hinton is credited with revolutionizing the young adult genre by portraying teenagers realistically rather than formulaically and by creating characters, settings, and dialogue that are representative of teenage life in America. S.E, Hinton is still know today as one of the great American writer for young adults and is still going strong today.

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