Commire, Anne, ed. Something about the Author. Vol. 19. Detroit: Gale Research, 1980. Provides biographical details and some critical analysis of Hinton's work.

De Montreville, Doris, and Elizabeth D. Crawford, eds. Fourth Book of Junior Authors. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1978. Offers an analysis of Hinton's career up to 1978 and lists the awards she has received.

Hinton, S. E. “Face to Face with a Teen-Age Novelist.” Seventeen (October 1967): 133. Hinton discusses her life and writing. Portions of this article are reprinted in Commire.

“Teen-Agers Are for Real.” New York Times Book Review (August 27, 1967): 26–29. Features more of Hinton's thoughts on young adult literature and herself.

Kirkpatrick, D. L., ed. Twentieth-Century Children’s Writers. New York: St. Martin’s, 1978. Reviews Hinton's writing career up to 1978, with analysis of her themes and characters.

Locher, Frances Carol, ed. Contemporary Authors. Vols. 81–84. Detroit: Gale Research, 1979. Provides a brief overview of Hinton's work.

Robin, Lisa. “The Young and the Restless.” In Media and Methods (May/June 1982): 28, 45. Focuses on Tex and includes a teacher's guide to The Outsiders, Tex, Rumble Fish, and That Was Then, This Is Now with useful discussion questions.

Senick, Gerard J., ed. Children’s Literature Review. Vol. 3. Detroit: Gale Research, 1978. Features commentary by Hinton and excerpts from various critics on her works.

Stine, Jean C., and Daniel G. Marowski, eds. Contemporary Literary Criticism, Vol. 30. Detroit: Gale Research, 1984. Contains excerpts from critical reviews of Hinton's works.

Sources

May Hill Arbuthnot, in her book Children’s Reading in the Home, Scott, Foresman, 1969, pp. 174-75.

Aidan Chambers, review of The Outsiders, Children’s Book News, Vol. 5, No. 6, November–December, 1970, p. 280.

Jay Daly, in his book Presenting S. E. Hinton, Twayne Publishers, 1987.

Thomas Fleming, review of The Outsiders, in the New York Times Book Review, Part H, May 7, 1967, pp. 10, 12.

Lillian V. Gerhardt, review of The Outsiders, in the School Library Journal, Vol. 13, No. 9, May, 1967, pp. 64–65.

Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins, “The Outsiders,” in their Dictionary of American Children’s Fiction, 1960–1984 - Recent Books of Recognized Merit, Greenwood Press, 1986, pp. 495-96.

Nat Hentoff, review of The Outsiders, in the Atlantic Monthly, December, 1967, pp. 401–402.

Susan Eloise Hinton, “Teen Agers Are for Real,” New York Times Book Review, August, 1967, pp. 26–29.

William Jay Jacobs, “Reading the Unreached,” Teachers College Record, Vol. 69, No. 2, November, 1967, pp. 201–202.

Michele Landsberg, “Growing Up,” in her book Reading for the Love of It: Best Books for Young Readers, Prentice Hall Press, 1987, pp. 201–28.

Michael Malone, “Tough Puppies,” in the Nation, Vol. 242, No. 9, March 8, 1986, pp. 276–78, 280.

Review of The Outsiders, in the Times Literary Supplement, October 30, 1970, p. 1258.

Cynthia Rose, “Rebels Redux: The Fiction of S. E. Hinton,” in Monthly Film Bulletin, Vol. 50, No. 596, September, 1983, pp. 238–39.

John S. Simmons, “A Look Inside a Landmark: The Outsiders,” in Censored Books: Critical Viewpoints, edited by Nicholas J. Karolides, Lee Burress, and John M. Kean, The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1993.

For Further Reading

David Ansen, “Coppola Courts the Kiddies,” Newsweek, April 4, 1983, p. 74.

A review, largely critical, of Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of The Outsiders.

Children’s Literature Review, Volume 23, Gale, 1991, pp. 132–50.

A compilation of interviews, articles, and reviews regarding Hinton and her work.

Nicholas Emler and Stephen Reicher, Adolescence and Delinquency: The Collective Management of Reputation, Blackwell, 1995.

After critiquing traditional sociological and psychological theories on juvenile delinquency as outdated, Emler and Reicher explore the social dynamics of delinquent behavior. They delve into identity formation and its relation to delinquency, ultimately suggesting solutions through the concept of “reputation management.”

Stephen Farber, “Directors Join the S. E. Hinton Fan Club,” New York Times, March 20, 1983, Section 2, Page 19, Column 2.

An article exploring the sudden popularity of Hinton’s books as movie material, featuring quotes from Francis Ford Coppola and Hinton herself.

Randall K. Mills, “The Novels of S. E. Hinton: A Springboard to Personal Growth for Adolescents,” in Adolescence, Vol. XXII, No. 87, Fall, 1987, pp. 641–46.

An article discussing how educators can use Hinton’s novels to help students explore personal growth issues.

Wayne S. Wooden, Renegade Kids: Suburban Outlaws From Youth Culture to Delinquency (The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice), Wadsworth Publishing/ITP, 1994.

Wooden's book delves deeply into qualitative research on youth culture and teen social groups in suburban Los Angeles, making it highly accessible to sociology students. He explores a range of topics, from "mall rats" to violent "gangbangers" and skinheads, aiming to uncover what drives "good kids" to become "renegades."

In 1983, Warner Brothers released a feature-length adaptation of The Outsiders. The film, rated PG, is available on video. While the movie closely follows the book's storyline, it omits much of Ponyboy’s introspective thoughts. Nevertheless, the film stays true to the book’s essence and adds nothing extraneous. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also helmed Rumble Fish (1983), the movie features C. Thomas Howell as Ponyboy, alongside Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, and Diane Lane. Author Hinton makes a brief cameo as a nurse.

Hinton has penned another novel, Rumble Fish, which explores themes of gang life and the struggle to leave it behind. Her second novel, That Was Then, This Is Now, delves into the conflicts between maintaining friendships and moving away from the gang. These works, along with The Outsiders and Tex, are set in Oklahoma during the late 1960s or early 1970s.

Tex was adapted into a film in 1982, directed by Tim Hunter and starring Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, and Meg Tilly. The film adaptation of That Was Then, This Is Now was released in 1985, directed by Christopher Cain and starring Emilio Estevez.

The Outsiders was adapted into a movie featuring C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Diane Lane, Tom Cruise, and Emilio Estevez. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, the 1983 Warner Brothers film achieved great success and continues to be a beloved classic.

In 1990, Fox-TV transformed the novel into a television series.

Additionally, The Outsiders was made into a filmstrip with an accompanying cassette by Current Affairs/Mark Twain Media in 1978, and an audiocassette version was released by Random House in 1993.