S.E. Hinton

Today a went to a huge book fair in downtown Chicago.  There were lots of booths to buy books and lots of fun free stuff.  They had presentations going on all day.     

I went to go see S.E. Hinton.  She is a famous author and she wrote The Outsiders.  She wrote The Outsiders when she was a teenager.  The Outsiders is about two different cliques: the socs and the greasers.  Cliques are groups of people who are friends.  Sometimes, if you are part of one clique then you cannot be friends with someone from another clique.  It can be sad because everyone should be able to get along and we should get to know people for who they are not who they hang out with.  S.E. Hinton wrote this book about 40 years ago, but the social problems she wrote about then are still going on today.  I think this is a great book for teenage readers.  I was able to get my copy of The Outsiders signed by S.E. Hinton and to take a picture with her.  

Here is her website if you want to learn more about her and other book she has written: www.sehinton.com.