The Outsiders Book Report

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The Outsiders As a class we had read the book, “The Outsiders.” Overall, I contemplate the book was superior and it was very fascinating. The book was set in Oklahoma and that’s where we live, so that was awesome. Also, I liked most of the characters in the book and some of it was relatable. It also kept me hooked while reading and there were many events that occurred. The characters I liked the best were Ponyboy, Johnny, Sodapop, and Darry. I liked them because I felt they were all consequential characters. Ponyboy, I liked, even though he was the youngest, he was still tough and didn’t let that affect him. Johnny was the most congenial out of all the boys and he was still strong for not having his parents, he just had the gang. Sodapop,

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