Celebrate the inspiration behind the 2024 Tony Award–winning Best Musical with S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, a timeless classic of friendship, loyalty, and finding your place in the world. For over 50 years, readers have followed Ponyboy and his brothers, Darry and Sodapop, navigating life on the fringes while facing the violent antics of the Socs, a wealthy gang that targets “greasers” like them. This enduring coming-of-age story helped define young adult fiction, offering a raw, honest…