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 was a 'young adult' when I wrote 'The Outsiders,' although it was not a genre at the time. It's an interesting time of life to write about, when your ideals get slammed up against reality, and you must compromise.
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If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner.
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When I was young, all the books were about a Mary Jane and the football player and the prom and ending up with the quiet guy and making your mom happy.
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I was hoping we wouldn't have to catch him, but his knee is holding up fine. He's always done a good job back there. He's had a couple of passed balls, but that's from not being back there the last two years. He's thrown some guys out on the bases.
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Erin always puts that pass right where it needs to be. That was perfect.
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There were a lot of families on the mountain this weekend and a whole lot of beginners. We were sold out of private lessons all weekend and our group lessons on Sunday were completely full.
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You really have to be up on your game because you could have upsets in the tournament.
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This is such an amazing feeling. This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for some people. For some people, it never happens.
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Adam pitched extremely well. We wanted to give him a chance to finish, but he threw 92 pitches and started getting tired.
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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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By offering the 'Learn to Ski or Ride' package, we're hoping that people who've never tried skiing or snowboarding, because maybe it was too expensive, would give it a chance.
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He really seemed to settle into his game midway through the season and really started to play big for us. He really took over games for us and was our go-to guy at the end of the season.
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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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It seems like everybody we play comes out and shoots lights out in the first quarter.