The point of view it is given in, a low-income society is something very rarely found in YA books. Overall, this is a straight forward, easy read that will get you thinking. I think I may have liked this one more because of the romance added to the brothership involved. I felt that it was more organized and in total a better story to tell. I enjoyed this book so much more than The Outsiders. It is real life, but why can’t real life have a happy ending? I loved the characters, the action, everything. Hinton See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover 6.89 - 16.36 Paperback 8.19 - 10. Part of me is content on how it ended but part of me isn’t. Hinton ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points on all Children's Books ISBN: 043935806X ISBN13: 9780439358064 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5 in the Harry Potter Series) by S.E. I am really the type of person who likes happy endings. Byron and Mark are like brothers, but when they get to 16 things begin to change. Review: This novel is burning a hole inside of me. From Penguins The Originals collection, That Was Then, This is Now is a hard-hitting coming-of-age story from the author The Outsiders. Will Bryon and Mark stay brothers? Will Cathy and Bryon last? He gets in trouble with a powerful drug after running away and Mark has to do partly with some of that. M&M is Cathy’s brother and Mark and Bryon’s friend. Bryon starts to drift from Mark because he is starting to grow up as a result of his first love, Cathy. Cathy doesn’t really like Mark and Mark doesn’t really like Cathy. Mark is very sneaky and likes fighting, and Bryon had always liked it until… Bryon and Mark hustle to get by and they do other illegal things. Bryon and Mark have always been like brothers after Bryon’s mom took Mark under her wing. Bryon’s best friend and basically brother is Mark. Here tensions between blacks and whites are still high during the Civil Rights Movement. He lives in a low-income white neighborhood. The narrator is Bryon Douglas, a 16 year old who’s smart and smart-aleck. Summary: This book was set in the Hippie-era of the 60’s when people were getting drafted for the Vietnam War. Contains: Relationships, Drama, Coming-of-age, Romance.

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