Children’s#
| Title |
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| The Puppy Sister |
1995 |
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Picture#
| Title |
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| Big David, Little David |
1995 |
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Plays#
| Title |
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| The Outsiders |
1990 |
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Short Story Collections#
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| Some of Tim’s Stories |
2007 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
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| The Outsiders |
1967 |
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| That Was Then, This Is Now |
1971 |
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| Rumble Fish |
1975 |
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| Tex |
1979 |
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| Taming the Star Runner |
1988 |
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| Hawkes Harbor |
2004 |
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S.E. Hinton wrote The Outsiders when she was fifteen years old, and it was published in 1967 when she was seventeen. The novel about teenage gang rivalry in Tulsa, Oklahoma changed young adult fiction by treating adolescent violence and class conflict with seriousness rather than sanitizing them.
Hinton followed The Outsiders with That Was Then, This Is Now (1971), Rumble Fish (1975), and Tex (1979), all set in the same rough Oklahoma milieu. Francis Ford Coppola adapted both The Outsiders and Rumble Fish into films in 1983. Hinton’s later work includes Taming the Star Runner (1988) and the adult novel Hawkes Harbor (2004).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has S.E. Hinton written?
S.E. Hinton has written ten books across five series.
What was S.E. Hinton's first book?
S.E. Hinton’s first book is The Outsiders, published in 1967.
What is S.E. Hinton known for?
Hinton is best known for The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote as a teenager. The novel about class conflict between greasers and Socs in 1960s Oklahoma became a landmark of YA fiction and was adapted into a 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film. She also wrote Rumble Fish (1975) and Tex (1979), both adapted into films.