that was then, this is now

By S. E. Hinton

S.E. HintonWhy did the author go by her initials, S.E. Hinton, instead of her full name, Susan Eloise Hinton?

Which contemporary author also uses her initials, instead of her full name?

- to hide the fact that she was a woman; to appeal to a wider audience

J.K. Rowling

Y.A. Lit

Why did S.E. Hinton decide to write Y.A. Lit?

1. She didn’t like what she read in high school.2. She didn’t think that there were enough Y.A. books available.

When did she write her first Y.A. Lit book? What was the title?

The Outsiders was published in 1967, when she was 17.

The Setting

- rough, low income, east-side neighborhood- Tulsa, Oklahoma- 1960s- Mark (main character)- hippies- drugs- changing relationships and growing up

The 1960s

- Nixon is in office- Voting age lowered to 18 years-old- Led Zeppelin, John Lennon, The Doors, and

Janis Joplin- 60% of Americans are against the Vietnam

war- “peace homes”- LSD