I never read The Outsiders in school, and I know it’s part of the Language Arts curriculum now in some schools. My students were reading it today for class, so I decided to join them! The kids really seemed to like it – they were all actually silently reading, which for a class of eighth graders with a substitute is fairly impressive. At first I didn’t think I was going to like it all that much. It’s not the type of thing I usually choose […]
Stay Gold Ponyboy
[There are some spoilers to The Outsiders, so be forewarned. I’d definitely recommend reading this book as it is an enjoyable and quick read] I never read The Outsiders in middle school or high school, even though I know many people who had to, and quite frankly, knowing how rarely I actually read or digested my assignments during that time, I’m glad I did not. The Outsiders to a younger me would’ve been a great bore, even though now it is an easy and gripping read. […]
Another Student Recommendation
Again, when a students tells you a book is their favorite and is super excited by it, you have to read it. Ricardo told me about this one and how much he loved it. So when I found a copy, I gave it to him after reading it. Oddly, for all the reading I did as a kid, I never read this. I know it’s like the most famous YA ever and all that, but somehow it passed me by. So to start off the […]
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
I read The Outsiders in high school. We didn’t have it as assigned reading for class, but I distinctly remember sitting in my eight grade Spanish class, ignoring my teacher while reading it under my desk (I did quite a bit of that). I remember thinking it was good, and getting sad at the sad bits, but that’s about it. After it was mentioned in great detail in Fangirl, then I saw it at a book sale for $1, I thought it might be worth a reread. […]