S.E. Hinton

S.E. Hinton's novels are so 70s! Her characters are all so tuff. Made me wanna be like 'em. Or better yet, make me wanna write characters like 'em! When I was lil, after reading Outsiders, which I read/watch about 10x (I much prefer the book to the movie, but those up-and-coming actors in that movie are today's stars, unbeknownst to us all) I just recently found out that she wrote Outsiders when she was just 16! Yes, S.E. Hinton is a girl! But I digress... I wanted to act all tuff and stuff like the gangs portrayed in her novels. Now, I wanna write about gangs. Sure, I tried my hand at writing tough girl gangs, but to no avail.I tried this time around but still I haven't succeed cos I guess I don't have a tough bone in my body. Why are all Hinton's characters boys-I mean, she being a girl she should at least have some tough chicks-well, the girlfriends of the main characters doesn't count; they're just supporting characters. I'm talking about main characters, man!
Tex was kinda mushy, no fighting,  just a coupla of kids just struggling to make ends  meet w/o a parent around. .When their dad did showed up, he wasn't a great parent to Tex (turns out their father is not Tex's but his older brother, Mason, which means they're half-brothers. But Tex is in love (or maybe just crushing on?) his best friend's sister (his only sister) They live in the country and go  in the city now and then.
Anyway, all of Hinton's novels were made into movies. Because her novels show how tough life can be even if you least expects it to be. You gotta roll with the punches.