Outsiders — The

“Nothing happens,” she whispered to her friend Leo. “It’s just boys fighting and watching sunsets.”

So if you’re reading it for class or just for yourself, here’s the helpful truth: Don’t look for the fight. Look for the sunset. And remember, as Ponyboy did, that “someone will see it and wonder about you.” The Outsiders

And then she connected it to her own life—how she and her brother argued like Darry and Ponyboy, until one day she realized his “nagging” was just another word for trying to hold us together . “Nothing happens,” she whispered to her friend Leo

In the dusty corner of a middle school library, a girl named Maya slammed her book shut. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton lay on the table, its cover worn and creased. Her teacher had assigned an essay due Friday, and Maya was stuck. And remember, as Ponyboy did, that “someone will