Amazon.com According to Ponyboy， there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money， can get away with just about anything， and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser， on the other hand， always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser， and he's always been proud of it， even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin， causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. This classic， written by S. E. Hinton when she was 16 years old， is as profound today as it was when it was first published in 1967. From AudioFile S.E. Hinton's 1967 classic， published when she was a freshman in college， is as appropriate and realistic today as it was then. Fourteen-year-old Ponyboy， his brothers， and his friends are poor outcasts--"greasers." They have little but always stick together. After they're victims of the town's "socs (socials)--kids with lots of money， tough cars， and chips on their shoulders--everyone comes to realize how deep and serious their divide is. Narrator Jim Fyfe presents Ponyboy and his group， along with the socs and their circle， with '60s' language appropriate to each socioeconomic group. No character is all good or all bad， and when the final violent confrontation erupts， listeners are sorrowful but not shocked. This moving story is excellent for all ages and perfect to illustrate both sides of bullying. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2005， Portland， Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile， Portland， Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews"