S. E. Hinton
2) Tex
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The love between two teenage brothers helps to alleviate the harshness of their usually parentless life as they struggle to grow up.
3) Rumble Fish
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From the author of The Outsiders: This novel about two brothers in a tough world “packs a punch that will leave readers of any age reeling” (School Library Journal).
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Rusty-James wants to be just like his big brother Motorcycle Boy—tough enough to be respected by everyone in...
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Rusty-James wants to be just like his big brother Motorcycle Boy—tough enough to be respected by everyone in...
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The classic YA story of a boy, a horse, and pursuit of a dream. TAMING THE STAR RUNNER written by celebrated novelist S.E. Hinton, now available as an eBook for the first time. With an absent mother and a domineering step-father, Travis uses his tough-guy exterior to hide his true passion: writing. After a violent confrontation with his step-father, Travis is sent to live on his uncle's horse ranch - exile to a born-and-bred city kid. Angry and yearning...
6) S.E. Hinton Classic Collection: Rumble Fish, Some of Tim's Storie, Taming the Star Runner, and Tex
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One of the world's most popular young adult authors, S.E. Hinton's novels have been passed down for generations, inspiring readers of all ages. Now, new readers can discover Hinton's deeply engaging novels for the first time, and longtime fans can build their collections with a bundle of four of her most entertaining titles.
In RUMBLE FISH, two brothers discover how the bond of blood can be as tight as a noose. In TAMING THE STAR RUNNER, a horse...
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Terry and Mike were cousins who were as close as cousins could be-more like twin brothers, really. They thought they were invincible and that the happy times would last forever, until the day their fathers headed off for their annual deer-hunting trip. That was when everything started to change, and their paths went in very different directions. Years later, another fateful event will send one of them to prison-and the other to a bartending job in...
10) Rumble fish
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2005
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English
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Rusty James is a troubled teen who lives in the shadow of his older brother, "the Motorcycle Boy." He wants to be smart, tough, and cool like his sibling. Trouble is, he seems to only have the tough part down. Rusty isn't a leader like his brother, he's only good at getting people into trouble and trying to kick and punch his way out of it. Everyone around him has given up on Rusty James, and he's going to destroy anybody around him, including himself....
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If you've ever come across the word "Wuthering", chances are that either Kate Bush played over the speakers or you were reading the title of this very book, as nobody has used it in any other contexts since 1847. And while you should take that statement with a grain of salt, let there be no doubt that "Wuthering Heights" is a big fictional deal.
After a supernatural encounter in his landlord's farmhouse – the titular "Wuthering Heights", Mr. Lockwood...