A Saturday Review critic expressed a similar view, noting that The Outsider is "written with distinctive style by a teen-ager who is sensitive, honest and observant .""... Summary The Outsiders, an enthralling tale by S.E. Hinton, is an excellent story about the hardships and triumphs experienced by the Greasers and the Socs, two rival gangs. ... The fictional novel is set in the moderate-sized city of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the late 1960s. ... She shows how two sides can come together if they put their differences aside. ...

• Word Count: 1477
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School