That Was Then, This Is Now

from DameMuriel

It's 10th grade. I'm in love and confused. I sit in my room all night and listen to Babes in Toyland and Sonic Youth. I'm obsessed with the Sci-Fi channel. In my English class, I'm the only person who knows what the word "volatile" means. Even my slightly bald teacher doesn't know. I offer to len...

from DinadansFriend

A book to be read by the parents of adolescents, and by the kids, perhaps they should read it first. It seemed that it puts the reader into the mind of the sixteen year old very, very well. This is how they would like the world to be explained to them, especially the boys.

from Herenya

This is a companion novel/sequel to The Outsiders, and it's about all the things that change 16 year old Bryon's relationship with his childhood best friend and foster brother, Mark. It's surprisingly slight - only 126 pages - and the inside blurb oh-so-helpfully told me about the outcome of an e...

from slightlyfan

Not one of Hinton's best, but good all the same. This almost seemed like a sequel to The Outsiders -Hinton's first book- because it has a lot of the same characters. I was really suprised to see Ponyboy make a small appearence in this book. The story was decent, but not nearly as good as The Outs...

from ToxicMasquerade

I had to read this for school one year. Loved it then. Just got done re-reading it. Still love it. The book is set 'back in the day'. When cokes were only fifteen cents. But, it's not boring. Mark and Bryon were definitely my favorite characters. It's a great read that's short and fast paced. Als...