Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Outsiders | 1967 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
| 2 | That Was Then, This Is Now | 1971 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
| 3 | Rumble Fish | 1975 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
| 4 | Tex | 1979 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
| 5 | Taming the Star Runner | 1988 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
| 6 | Hawkes Harbor | 2004 | S.E. Hinton | Buy |
S.E. Hinton’s standalone novels span from The Outsiders (1967) to Hawkes Harbor (2004). Her early novels — The Outsiders, That Was Then This Is Now, Rumble Fish, and Tex — are all set among working-class teenagers in Oklahoma and deal with gang violence, loyalty, and growing up poor.
Taming the Star Runner (1988) returned to YA after a long break, and Hawkes Harbor (2004) marked Hinton’s only foray into adult fiction with a gothic tale mixing pirates and vampires.