S.E. Hinton
Was this many years old when she BEGAN writing the novel.
What is 15 years old?
The price of a stamp in 1967.
What is 5 cents?
A weird movie where a high schooler really likes his friends mom.
What is The Graduate?
Rebellious working class youth.
What are the Greasers?
A cancer stick/a weed.
What is a cigarette?
Took her this many years to complete her novel.
What is 2 years?
The president of U.S. in 1967.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
The number 1 show at the time.
What is the Andy Griffith Show?
Rich kids from the "right side" of town.
Who are the Socs?
When someone is really angry.
What is "hacked off?"
The Outsiders was the first novel in this new genre.
What is realistic young-adult fiction?
A cool place to show off your car and take your date.
What is a Drive-In movie?
Considered the King of Rock and Roll.
Who is Elvis Presley?
Wore leather jackets and greased back hair.
Who are the Greasers?
A big fight with many people.
What is a rumble?
This was the inspiration for her novel The Outsiders.
What is her own experiences in high school?
Used as territories and getting a nice bite to eat.
What is a Drive-In restaurant?
A very popular English band.
Who are The Beatles?
Wore plaid shirts and thought they were better than everyone else.
Who are the Socs?
Watch out, it's the police!
What is the "fuzz?"
The reason the author used her initials/a pseudonym.
What is she is a woman and/or publishers didn't believe a woman author would sell a book through a male's perspective?
Two famous actors who the Greasers looked up too.
Who is Paul Newman and/or James Dean?
Popular cartoon series.
What is the Looney Tunes?
Often part of street gangs and/or from the "wrong side" of town.
Who are the Greasers?
Unfortunately, you landed on the "Go to Jail" space in monopoly.
What is the "cooler?"