S.E. Hinton's 1967 young adult novel, The Outsiders, is a coming-of-age story about 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis and his working-class gang, the Greasers. Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the story follows Ponyboy over two weeks as he navigates class conflict, friendship, and loyalty. The Greasers, from the poor East Side, clash with the Socs, rich kids from the West Side.