John Hinton's Tenagers

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This book is about tenagers that really don't fit in. It is about a place where there is gangs. These gangs are rivals. There also rich kids who fight the gangs.
“I gotta do something. It seems like there’s gotta be someplace without greasers or Socs, with just people. Plain ordinary people. This was said by johnny.
It really does describe this book. It is about having a place that is not just Socs or greasers. It describes a place with out bullies, without robbers ,and bad things happening in the world. I think this references a world where there are no bad things going on, no robbers, and no bullies. The author talked about how we should band together and all be nice to each other. It also talked about that there is a place without poor

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