The Socs have everything, the Greasers have only themselves… or so it seems. Ponyboy and his siblings and friends stick together to keep themselves safe from the Socs power-hungry outlashes and keep them out of trouble. Ponyboy realizes throughout the book that the Socs have problems as well as feelings to and they aren’t so different. But… most of the kids are hard set against each other. One night after being scolded one too many times by his older brother Darry, who Ponyboy doesn’t really think cares about him, Darry slaps him and Ponyboy decides to run away. He gets his friend Johnny who convinces him to stay, but it’s too late, the Socs have found them and they are in trouble way over their heads… After an unthinkable accident, Johnny and Pony think they have to run away and enlist Dally’s help to get away. See why they had to escape and what happened after. A classic, this book is written by a 16-year-old girl and the lessons are still relevant to todays social clashes and gangs.
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