Another classic from the author of the internationally bestselling The OutsidersContinue celebrating 50 years of The Outsiders by reading this companion novel. That Was Then, This is Now is S. E. Hinton's moving portrait of the bond between best friends Bryon and Mark and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow up and grow apart.
"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—The New York Times
From the bestselling author of The Outsiders comes another moving classic about coming-of-age amidst love, friendship, and family tragedy.
Mark and Bryon are best friends. They might as well be brothers. They have lived together since they were children. That Was Then, This is Now chronicles their lives as they move through love and friendship, and the tensions that develop between them as they begin to grow apart.
Now available for the first time in trade paperback format to commemorate fifty years since publication, this S.E. Hinton classic should sit alongside her bestselling novel The Outsiders.
"A mature, disciplined novel which excites a response in the reader . . . Hard to forget."—
The New York Times
"This unforgettable classic still packs a powerful message even after nearly thirty years in print."—Children's Literature