8 Best read for school books like The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

Cover of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon…

"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

If you liked the read for school plot in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) by Suzanne Collins

1. The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

By: Suzanne Collins

4.34

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Could you survive on your own in the wild, with every one out to make sure you don't live to see th… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Peeta,"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"Katniss, the girl who was on fire!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"May the odds be ever in your favor!"

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

"No. Now, shut up and eat your pears."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)

Cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

2. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Number the Stars book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

3. Wonder (Wonder #1)

By: R.J. Palacio

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August (Auggie) P… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's Wonder (Wonder #1) book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Lord of the Flies by William Golding

4. Lord of the Flies

By: William Golding

4.20

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

When a plane crashes on a remote island, a small group of schoolboys are the sole survivors. From t… read more

Similar categories in William Golding's Lord of the Flies book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • school
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
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5. The Catcher in the Rye

By: J.D. Salinger

3.80

Format: 277 pages, Paperback

It's Christmas time and Holden Caulfield has just been expelled from yet another school... Fleei… read more

Similar categories in J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • school
  • coming of age
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
"Sleep tight, ya morons!"

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"People never notice anything."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"Mothers are all slightly insane."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

"But I'm Crazy. I swear to God I am."

-J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

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6. Animal Farm

By: George Orwell , Russell Baker , C.M. Woodhouse

3.99

Format: 141 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm… read more

Similar categories in George Orwell's Animal Farm book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
  • read for school
"Four legs good, two legs bad."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"The only good human being is a dead one."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Surely, comrades, you don't want Jones back?"

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

"Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers."

-George Orwell, Animal Farm

7. The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

THE GREAT GATSBY, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career… read more

Similar categories in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • historical fiction
  • fiction
  • school
  • read for school
Cover of The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) by Rick Riordan

8. The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)

By: Rick Riordan

3.10

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

Alternate Cover Edition can be found . Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on … read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1) book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Night (The Night Trilogy #1) by Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel

9. Night (The Night Trilogy #1)

By: Elie Wiesel , Marion Wiesel

3.63

Format: None pages, Paperback

An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration c… read more

Similar categories in Elie Wiesel's Night (The Night Trilogy #1) book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • school
Cover of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

10. Fahrenheit 451

By: Ray Bradbury

3.96

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

Sixty years after its original publication, Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenhe… read more

Similar categories in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
  • read for school
"Are you happy?"

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"It was a pleasure to burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"Those who don't build must burn."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

"The sun burnt every day. It burnt time."

-Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451

11. To Kill a Mockingbird

By: Harper Lee

3.95

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that … read more

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Cover of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

12. The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more

Similar categories in S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Things are rough all over."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Okay greasers, you've had it."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

13. Of Mice and Men

By: John Steinbeck

4.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world. Drifter… read more

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Cover of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, None

14. Romeo and Juliet

By: William Shakespeare , None

3.74

Format: 281 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. I… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • fiction
  • classics
  • school
  • read for school
"thus with a kiss I die"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Oh, I am fortune's fool!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Ay me! sad hours seem long."

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

"Educated men are so impressive!"

-William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Cover of The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

15. The Fault in Our Stars

By: John Green

4.13

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been a… read more

Similar categories in John Green's The Fault in Our Stars book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"The marks humans leave are too often scars."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"I've gotten really hot since you went blind."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

"Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

16. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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17. Holes (Holes, #1)

By: Louis Sachar

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more

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18. Where the Sidewalk Ends

By: Shel Silverstein

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Where the Sidewalk Ends turns forty! Celebrate with this anniversary edition that features an eye-c… read more

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Cover of The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry

19. The Giver (The Giver, #1)

By: Lois Lowry

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Giver (The Giver, #1) book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • young adult
  • read for school
  • fiction
"Memories are forever."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

20. The Odyssey

By: Homer , Robert Fagles , Bernard Knox , E.V. Rieu , None

3.53

Format: 349 pages, Paperback

Literature's grandest evocation of life's journey, at once an ageless human story and an individual… read more

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21. Charlotte’s Web

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams , Rosemary Wells

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic… read more

Similar categories in E.B. White's Charlotte’s Web book and S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders

  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Don't write about Man; write about a man."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"We take to the breeze, we go as we please."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"With the right words you can change the world."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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