In Tex, the raw energy for which Hinton has justifiably reaped praise has not been tamed been cultivated, and the result is a fine, solidly constructed, and well-paced story - School Library Journal, Starred
S. E. Hinton wrote her first book, The Outsiders, in 1967, when she was seventeen years old. She graduated from the University of Tulsa in 1970, with a degree in education. The following year, she married a fellow student, David. They have one son and live in Tulsa.