S E Hinton

S.E. Hinton, best-selling author of young-adult books such as "The Outsiders" and "Rumblefish," will publish her first novel in 16 years next month. Hinton's publisher, Tor Books, said "Hawkes Harbor," the story of an orphan who faces adventures on the sea, will be published Sept. 15. It's Hinton's first novel since 1988's "Taming the Star Runner" -- and her first fiction aimed at adult readers.

TULSA, Okla. -- Beyond its cluster of office towers, Tulsa is a city built close to the ground, a broad clash of neighborhoods you can tell apart by how the grass grows, bright and trim as a putting green in the richer sections, pale and shaggy in the poorer spots. Tulsa native S.E. Hinton, a cult figure for 40 years since the publication of "The Outsiders," knows the difference between the wild and the well-kept lawn.

Written when she was only 16, "The Outsiders" was S. E. Hinton's first novel. It set the pattern for her later works, which all focus on disaffected, underclass teen-agers in the Southwest. The hero of the story, Ponyboy Curtis, who conceals a poetic soul under a self-styled "greaser" exterior, finds himself drawn into a gang war that teaches him the difference between the right and wrong side of the tracks.

The fact that the cover blurb was written by R.L. Stine should have been my first clue that we were moving into the horror/fantasy realm, but I was so excited to read S.E. Hinton's first novel for adults that I passed by it with nary a glance. Hinton is the author of the quintessential volume of young adult literature, "The Outsiders," a book I could probably recite from memory.

The fact that the cover blurb was written by R.L. Stine should have been my first clue that we were moving into the horror/fantasy realm, but I was so excited to read S.E. Hinton's first novel for adults that I passed by it with nary a glance. Hinton is the author of the quintessential volume of young adult literature, "The Outsiders," a book I could probably recite from memory.

TULSA, Okla. -- Beyond its cluster of office towers, Tulsa is a city built close to the ground, a broad clash of neighborhoods you can tell apart by how the grass grows, bright and trim as a putting green in the richer sections, pale and shaggy in the poorer spots. Tulsa native S.E. Hinton, a cult figure for 40 years since the publication of "The Outsiders," knows the difference between the wild and the well-kept lawn.

So you're bored with the same old shows? Tune into Nickelodeon----the cable network premieres two new series this week. Clarissa Explains it All looks at life through the eyes of Clarissa Darling, an imaginative 13-year-old who keeps a foot-long pet alligator in her room, can't wait till the day when she finally learns how to drive and constantly plots against her annoying little brother, Ferguson.

As an 18-year-old viewer of "The Outsiders," I think Fox has the best midseason replacement series on television. The six actors who portray S. E. Hinton's beloved characters are right on target. These young men--Robert Russler, Harold Pruett, Boyd Kestner, Rodney Harvey, Jay Ferguson and David Arquette--certainly spice the series. Brenda M. Absmeier, Ventura

'Outsiders' an Inside Move for Fox: Francis Ford Coppola's television adaptation of the S.E Hinton classic "The Outsiders" became the highest-rated dramatic show ever on Fox Broadcasting Co. The show, which aired Sunday from 9:30-11 p.m., scored an 11.1 rating/18 share in the Nielsen overnight ratings. With the debut of "The Outsiders," along with "The Simpsons" and "Married . . . With Children," Fox scored a 11.9 rating/19 share and beat out NBC for the night.

The public library is hosting hourlong teen book club discussions every Wednesday evening throughout October. "We base it around books, but we also talk about other things," said librarian Elizabeth Spelgie. "It's like a party at the library. It's fun." Spelgie said students from 6th through 12th grades choose the books to talk about. The popular choices have been horror books by Louis Duncan and S.E. Hinton. Students must sign up for the evening events, which start at 6 p.m.

S.E. Hinton, best-selling author of young-adult books such as "The Outsiders" and "Rumblefish," will publish her first novel in 16 years next month. Hinton's publisher, Tor Books, said "Hawkes Harbor," the story of an orphan who faces adventures on the sea, will be published Sept. 15. It's Hinton's first novel since 1988's "Taming the Star Runner" -- and her first fiction aimed at adult readers.

Written when she was only 16, "The Outsiders" was S. E. Hinton's first novel. It set the pattern for her later works, which all focus on disaffected, underclass teen-agers in the Southwest. The hero of the story, Ponyboy Curtis, who conceals a poetic soul under a self-styled "greaser" exterior, finds himself drawn into a gang war that teaches him the difference between the right and wrong side of the tracks.

Fox Broadcasting has canceled "It's Garry Shandling's Show" and put "The Reporters" on hiatus to make room for two new shows, the network announced today. The new programs are Francis Ford Coppola's "The Outsiders," an hour-long series based on the characters in S. E. Hinton's novel, and "In Living Color," a comedy starring Keenan Ivory Wayans. "The Outsiders" will debut in a 90-minute special on March 25, following "Married . . . With Children."