S. E. Hinton
S. E. Hinton
Susan Eloise Hintonis an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school. In 1988 she received the inaugural Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association for her cumulative contribution in writing for teens...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth22 July 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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I grew up with my cousins, who were as close as brothers, and frankly, I didn't like what girls were expected to do. I liked horseback riding, playing football, going to rodeos. I wanted to be in jeans all the time, and I couldn't figure out why I was supposed to conform to a certain standard, so I didn't.
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I do feel that the boys are getting left out. Girls will read boys' books, but boys won't read girls' books. If you're writing for a girl, you've got most of the audience on your side anyway.
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All of the girls here remember coming down to watch those games and how big they were. Those games made you want to be a part of it. And I think all of us are happy that we've been here.
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What he gave us was a lot of rebounding and push at the basket. He has a very good quick step, which allows him to get to the basket, and that opened up a lot of things for the other guys, as well.
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Our first goal is to get there and our second goal is to win.
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Over the last four games, I've let him call our pitches. He's done a good job of calling the games. You have to be able to understand the game to call pitches. I've always liked to have the catcher calling the pitches because a coach can only see so much.
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We doubled our attendance yesterday from Christmas Day. I think people are still arriving and that it is going to keep getting busier.
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We're always coming away from shows and learning something new, and we always listen and learn.
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'The Outsiders' died on the vine being sold as a drugstore paperback.
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'The Outsiders' cast in particular was a joy to be around - sweet kids, normal goofy teenagers off camera and serious artists on. They were great. I never got them mixed up with the characters, though. Each of them had his own strong personality.
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Everyone from the starters to our key reserves off the bench are playing at a high level right now. Getting Addie back makes us even better.
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The judge goes to the cage and will stretch the cat out, look at their head and test their muscle tone.
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We just kind of go through dry spells occasionally, and we would give up a few quick points here and there. You want to get older as the season goes on, but occasionally we still show how young we are.
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We've proved we can play with people, but we need to learn how to finish the game. That's the next step we need to take.