The book was also made into a Francis Ford Coppola motion picture that launched the careers of Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise, Ralph Macchio and C. The novel, written by the teenage Hinton, has won multiple awards and claimed generations of audiences, but has still been banned in some institutions due to its description of gang violence, teen drinking and smoking referenced throughout. It is during this period that they become heroes when they run into the burning church to save a group of school children on a field trip. When tragedy faces the two youngest protagonists, they run away leaving the strange comfort of their mid-60s Tulsa dregs and hide away in an abandoned church to avoid the consequences of their actions. But to the casual observer, the teens are just a group of thugs. The bond this group of seven youngsters evolves as they become their own version of family. The Outsiders is historic look at teens growing up poor in America. It’s not as common a go-to these days as the era of the book is dated.
Rudy Gay’s favorite book growing up was S. Derrick White (being Derrick White) claims his favorite childhood read was the dictionary. Jakob Poeltl’s read every Harry Potter book in the series. DeMar DeRozan was a fan of the Goosebumps series. Sunday night during the Dallas game, the San Antonio Spurs came out of a commercial break sharing a video of the players talking about their favorite books growing up.