Toxic Masculinity, Found Family & More: 9 Works to Rival 'The Outsiders'

by NCTE & SLJ Reviews
May 10, 2022 | Filed in News & Features

S.E. Hinton's seminal work The Outsiders ushered in a golden age of young adult literature. Here are nine books that reflect on the same themes of friendship, class tension, and adolescence. 

 

S.E. Hinton's seminal work The Outsiders ushered in a golden age of young adult literature. Here are nine books that reflect on the same themes of friendship, class tension, and adolescence.


Aceves, Fred. The New David Espinoza. HarperTeen. ISBN 9780062489883.

Bunch, Ted & Anna Marie Johnson Teague. The Book of Dares: 100 Ways for Boys To Be Kind, Bold, and Brave. Random. ISBN 9780593302989.

Dimaline, Cherie. The Marrow Thieves. Dancing Cat Bks. ISBN 9781770864863.

Fadugba, Femi. The Upper World. HarperTeen. ISBN 9780063078598.


Gilbert, Kelly Loy. Picture Us in the Light. Disney-Hyperion. ISBN 9781484726020.

Reynolds, Jason. Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel. adapt. & illus. by Danica Novgorodoff. S. & S./Atheneum. ISBN 9781534444959.

Rivera, Lilliam. Dealing in Dreams. S. & S. ISBN 9781481472142.

Silvera. Adam. More Happy Than Not. Soho Teen. ISBN 9781616955618.

Zentner, Jeff. Serpent King. Crown. ISBN 9780553524024.

 

 

 

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