Zusatztext Praise for The Outsiders "The Outsiders transformed young-adult fiction from a genre mostly about prom queens, football players and high school crushes to one that portrayed a darker, truer world." — The New York Times "Taut with tension, filled with drama." — The Chicago Tribune "[A] classic coming-of-age book." — Philadelphia Daily News "What it´s like to live lonely and unwanted and cornered by circumstance...There is rawness and violence here, but honest hope, too." — National Observer "This remarkable novel gives a moving, credible view of the outsiders from the inside...we meet powerful characters in a book with a powerful message." — The Horn Book A  New York Herald Tribune   Best Teenage Book A  Chicago Tribune  Book World Spring Book Festival Honor Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults Wi.