Ponyboy Curtis, a fourteen-year-old boy who is a member of a "gang of greasers", is leaving a movie theater … See more

• Ponyboy Curtis: The narrator and the youngest Curtis brother, Ponyboy is 14 years old, and gets good grades and runs track. He is the most sensitive of the greasers (besides Johnny), and enjoys reading bo… See more

The Outsiders was a controversial book at the time of its publication; it is still currently challenged and debated. It was ranked #38 on the American Library Association’s Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–1999… See more

On November 5, 2019, the BBC News listed The Outsiders on its list of the 100 most influential novels. See more

Ponyboy Curtis appears in Hinton's later novel That Was Then, This Is Now (1971).
The 1983 film adaptation, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, has retained a fanbase since its release. The film is notable for … See more