My class was reading this book in English and I would always skip ahead eager to know what happens next. When I realized that S.E. Hinton was only 15 when she write the book, I was in shock. I guess many people back then were too. After all, the book had violence and murder. Not many could believe a15 year old girl could write such a violent book. As a finished the book, it became one of my favorite books ever. There were scary parts, happy, parts, and sad parts to the book that made it so wonderful. My favorite characters pretty hard to choose. But I would have to go with Ponyboy.