The Outsiders

The Outsiders
S.E HINTON
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          This week I read, "The Outsiders." This is a really good book so far I have really enjoyed the excitement after the death of Bob, how Johnny and Ponyboy ran away to the abandoned church. It was really cool how Dallas helped them escape. I really enjoyed the tiny details the author took into account with the book. I especially liked how Johnny wrote a message in the dust telling Ponyboy where he was and how Ponyboy started to worry that he had been asleep for days and Johnny had died. It is a surprise that the author can capture these small details! I really enjoyed when Johnny brings back a bunch of baloney and after the few days they don't eat anything because they are so tired of baloney. These small details make the book really enjoyable and I also liked how when they went back to rescue the kids in the burning down church. This shows that even gangsters or in other words certain kinds of people that other humans don't like can be appreciated or in other terms heroes. The only problem is that Dallas, Ponyboy, and Johnny get injured especially Johnny. In conclusion, will they be alright specifically Johnny?  What will happen in the next chapter? I would recommend this book to ten years of age and up since so far this book is great and I have really enjoyed what I have read so far!