The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton

When I stepped out of the darkness of my recording closet, and into the bright sunlight, I had two things on my mind, Diane Lane and teen smoking. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is the book some say created the YA genre. Written when the author herself was in high school, The Outsiders tells the story of teens dealing with poverty, family tensions, and gang violence. This episode we'll discuss if the era-defining story holds up after almost 60 years.