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Susan Eloise Hinton (innate in July_22, 1948 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American author who wrote five young adult novels in the 1960s and 70's.

Hinton's better known books come The Outsiders (1967) and Rumble Fish, both adapted to film by Francis Ford Coppola, which established the careers of numbers of 1980s film stars such as Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, and Mickey Rourke. These books treat by having juvenile delinquent and other high school subcultures in the 1960s. She besides wrote Tex and That Was Then, This Is Now, which were also mass produced into films. She wrote her 1st novel, A Outsiders, at a caring age of Xv.

Books

For adults
Hawkes Harbor, 2004

For young adults
The Outsiders, 1967 That Was Then, This Is Now, 1971 Rumble Fish, 1975 Tex, 1979 Taming The Star Runner, 1985

For children
Big David, Little David, 1995 The Puppy Sister, 1995

The Official S.E. Hinton Web Site.
Includes a brief biography, synopses of all Hinton's works, her thoughts about them, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Educational Paperback Association: Hinton, S.E.
The author tells the story of her own life.

teachers@random: S.E. Hinton
A brief biography of the author, along with some of her thoughts about being a writer.