About the Author

S.E Hinton was born April 22, 1950 in Oklahoma. S.E Hinton writes fiction, young adult fiction, and childrens literature. She began writing at her junoir year at Wills Roger Highschool. S.E Hinton decided to write the book the Outsiders because of the two divided gangs at her highschool. The book the Outsiders was published year1967 by the Vikings. S.E Hinton decided to use the her first two initials of her name so that the male readers would ingore the fact that she is a girl. S.E Hinton's full name is Susan Elloise Hinton. Year 1970 S.E Hinton earned her B.S degree at the University of Tulsa.