The Outsiders
S. E. Hinton
Ponyboy Curtis is fourteen, loves books and films, and lives with his two older brothers in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He belongs to the greasers, the poor kids from the East Side, who are always at war with the rich Socs. When a night out at the drive-in brings the two sides face to face, the tension starts to boil over.
- Length
- About 48,000 words
- To read it
- About 32 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why The Outsiders is on the list
- Year 8, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.