One of the greatest what they call "coming of age" stories, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, is by far one of my favorite books of all time. It deserves a top twenty spot on my list of books everyone should read. Even if you've never read it or seen the movie, you probably still use or have heard references from it. For example, ever heard someone get called "Ponyboy" or a "Greaser?" Well, Greaser is a more ambiguous term, but the Greasers are a gang in Outsiders. The story follows Ponyboy and…
