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What is the inspiration behind the book 'The Outsiders'?

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S.E. (Susan Elouise) Hinton started this book at the age of 15 as a short story about a boy who gets beaten up on the way home from the movies. When she was 16, she continued writing the story. She had never planned on ever having published. read more

She liked to write books because she like to decide how they went and ended. When she gets fan mail praising her, she claims, "It's the book, not the author.", and "It's the message, not the messenger.". She says that The Outsiders was bound to be written, she was just the one chosen to write it. read more

My publisher was afraid that the reviewers would assume a girl couldn't write a book like The Outsiders. Later, when my books became popular, I found I liked the privacy of having a "public" name and a private one, so it has worked out fine. read more

When Outsiders premieres on Tuesday night at 9 p.m., WGN America's latest original series will delve into the unique, mysterious lifestyle of a family that lives far removed from the outside world in the Appalachian mountains. read more

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