S.E. Hinton wrote this book because she was inspired by the two gangs or groups in her high school.
SE Hinton started the Outsiders when she was 15 years old. Your welcome ☺
No, SE Hinton did not write a book with Jodi Picoult. SE Hinton is known for her classic young adult novel "The Outsiders," while Jodi Picoult is a contemporary fiction author known for her novels that often tackle complex moral and social issues. Their writing styles and genres differ significantly.
S.E Hinton was the author, not a character.
S.E Hinton putted her name in initials because she didn't want other people to think girls couldn't write a book like The Outsiders with greasers and fights,
S.E. Hinton played the nurse that helped dally in the movie The Outsiders
S.E. Hinton began to write the Outsiders at age 15. It was the year that she was 16 and a junior in high school that she did the majority of the work. That same year she had a D in creative writing. One day a friend of hers was walking home from school and these "nice" kids jumped out of the car and beat him up because they did not like him being a greaser. This mad S.E. Hinton mad, so she went home and started pounding out a story about a boy who was beaten up while he was walking home from the movies- the beginning of The Outsiders. She did not have a grand design. She just sat down and started to write. When S.E. Hinton looks back and thinks that it was totally written in her subconscious or something. Came from the Outsiders- speaking with S.E. Hinton
you can read more books by se hinton that are something like the outsiders they also involve gangs1) Rumble Fish2) That Was Then, This Is Now3) Taming The Star Runner (not really involving gangs for this book)
The Outsiders by SE Hinton-- He had it for most of the book, he just didn't use it until he tricked the cops into shooting him.
Her debut as a young adult fiction author came in 1967 with the publication of The Outsiders, written at the age of 16 in 1965.
S.E. Hinton was known as one of the first prominent female writers in the young adult fiction genre after publishing "The Outsiders" at the age of 17.
S.E. Hinton played the nurse that Dally threw out of his room. She asked him what happened to his gown. He said "You make me sick"
Hinton's publisher suggested she use her initials instead of her first name so that male reviewers would not ignore the novel for having been written by a female. (Taken from S.E. Hinton answer on WikiAnswers).