Facts/Random
She wrote initials to avoid...
Gender bias
Her boyfriend
Her real name was_____
Susan Eloise Hinton
She wrote The Outsiders when she was how old?
15 years old
She wanted to humanize...
Gangs (nicknamed Greasers and Socs)
Because of the book's sucess she was able to get a ____
degree
What award did she win?
The Margret Edwards Award
What did S.E. see in her school that helped to inspire "The Outsiders"?
Social divisions in her school
She was born in the...
1950s
How long was her writer's block?
Three years
What genre of writing did S.E. think there was a lack of literature in?
Realistic Fiction
Where was she born?
Tulsa Oklahoma
How old is she?
She is now 72