S.E. Hinton Books In Order

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. The Outsiders (1967)
  2. That Was Then, This Is Now (1971)
  3. Rumble Fish (1975)
  4. Tex (1979)
  5. Taming the Star Runner (1988)
  6. Hawkes Harbor (2004)

Children’s Books In Publication Order

  1. The Puppy Sister (1995)

Picture Books In Publication Order

  1. Big David, Little David (1995)

Short Story Collections In Publication Order

  1. Some of Tim’s Stories (2007)

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S.E. Hinton Books Overview

The Outsiders

A landmark work of American fiction, now for the first time in Penguin Classics First published in 1967, S. E. Hinton’s novel was an immediate phenomenon. Today, with more than eight million copies sold and now available with a perceptive introduction by Jodi Picoult, The Outsiders continues to resonate with its powerful portrait of the bonds and boundaries of friendship. In Ponyboy’s world there are two types of people. There are the Socs, the rich society kids who get away with anything. Then there are the greasers, like Ponyboy, who aren’t so lucky. Ponyboy has a few things he can count on: his older brothers, his friends, and trouble with the Socs, whose idea of a good time is beating up greasers. At least he knows what to expect until the night things go too far.

That Was Then, This Is Now

3 Audio Cassettes/4 Hours Ever since Mark’s parents died, he has been living with Bryon. The boys are more like brothers than mere friends. They’ve been inseparable until recently. Something seems to be changing between them, and Bryon can’t figure it out. Is it Cathy, Bryon’s new girlfriend? Is Mark jealous? Bryon is also tired of the street fighting, but Mark seems unable to quit. And where is Mark getting all of that money? In That Was Then, This Is Now, one of her most admired novels, S. E. Hinton paints a richly textured portrait of two boys at a crossroads in their friendship. With careful, intimate strokes, Hinton reveals a boy struggling over whether to protect his best friend or whether to follow his own beliefs about right and wrong. The ending will surprise readers, challenging them to puzzle over Bryon’s dilemma in their own hearts.

Rumble Fish

Stylistically superb…
. This packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling. School Library Journal, Starred Sharper in focus and more mature in style than Hinton’s The Outsiders. BooklistAn ALA Best Books for Young AdultsA School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

Tex

In Tex, the raw energy for which Hinton has justifiably reaped praise has not been tamed it’s been cultivated, and the result is a fine, solidly constructed, and well paced story. School Library Journal, StarredAn ALA Best Books for Young AdultsA School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

Taming the Star Runner

Based on one of S. E. Hinton’s popular titles, Taming of the Star Runner follows the story of Travis, who is the epitome of cool even when he’s in trouble. But when he’s sent to stay with his uncle on a ranch in the country, he finds that his schoolmates don’t like his tough city ways. He does find a friend in Casey, who runs a riding school at the ranch. She’s the bravest person Travis has ever met, and crazy enough to try to tame the Star Runner, her beautiful, wily horse who’s always on edge, about to explode. But, it’s clear to Travis that he and the Star Runner are two of a kind creatures not meant to be tamed!

Hawkes Harbor

Dr. Phillip McDevitt, director of Terrace View Asylum, is intrigued by his newest patient, a troubled young man recently transferred from the state hospital for the criminally insane. Jamie Sommers suffers from depression, partial amnesia, and an unaccountable fear of the dark. Dr. McDevitt is determined to help Jamie conquer his demons, but the more he probes the young man’s fractured memories, the stranger his case becomes…
. An orphan and a bast*ard, Jamie grew up tough enough to handle almost anything. Taking to the sea, he found danger and adventure in exotic ports all over the world. He s survived foreign prisons, smugglers, pirates, gunrunners, and even a shark attack. But what he discovered in the quiet seaside town of Hawkes Harbor, Delaware, was enough to drive him almost insane and change his life forever. Hawkes Harbor is a compelling and unpredictable new novel by one of America s most honored storytellers.

The Puppy Sister

S.E. Hinton was, and still is, one of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction…
and now she comes to graphic novels in this touching family story. Nick and his parents get more than they bargained for when their newly adopted puppy, Aleasha, decides she’ll have more fun with her new ‘family’ if she becomes human, too. So begins a laugh-out-loud adventure told from Aleasha’s point of view, about her transformation from puppy to girl.

Big David, Little David

As he gets into bed on his first day of school, Nick tells his father, ‘There’s a boy in my class named David. He has black hair, like you. He wears glas*ses too. He’s not you, is he?’Nick’s father replies, ‘Oh, yes, that’s me,’ and so begins a playful battle as Nick attempts to trick his mother and father into revealing the mystery of Big and Little David.S.E. Hinton, well known for her portrayals of young adults, now turns her attention to a very curious and imaginative young boy. Children and their parents alike will enjoy sharing the warmth and humor of this entertaining family story.

Some of Tim’s Stories

A teenager when she first gained fame, now a seasoned writer, S. E. Hinton takes her trademark themes to a new level in Some of Tim’s Stories fourteen original stories depicting adults trapped in lives of missed connections and opportunities. The stories in this collection merge into a larger narrative about two cousins, Terry and Mike, whose lives and families are intertwined but whose paths lead to very different futures: one in prison, the other enduring a guilt ridden existence working in a bar.

The book also features exclusive interviews with Hinton conducted by Teresa Miller, host of public television’s Writing Out Loud. Hinton allows readers into her world as she never has before speaking openly about her life and career. Complementing the book are line drawings that illustrate the stories and photographs that document the author’s life.

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