這也許是你從未接觸過的世界，但他們確實存在。
　　他們拿著老天爺發的一手爛牌，在社會的邊緣成長。他們嘗試融入社會，卻往往得不到回應。人人都以為他們只想鬧事，其實他們只是渴望溫暖與安定。
　　然而，即使是街頭混混，也有機會成為人人稱頌的英雄……
　　本書生動刻畫幫派少年掙扎生存的心境，角色形象鮮活，內容不僅充滿了激情、誤解與矛盾，也詮釋了諒解、寬容與認同，更真實反映了階級對立、貧富差距與親子關係改變等社會現象，能自然引導讀者思考愛的真義。

得獎紀錄
　　★美國圖書館協會最佳青少年圖書獎
　　★紐約前鋒報最佳青少年書單
　　★芝加哥報圖書世界春季書展榮譽圖書
　　★「Media and Methods」大獎
　　★麻薩諸塞兒童書籍獎
　　★北縣滿天星閱讀優良圖書

　　★本書中譯本《小教父》由小魯文化出版

The 45th anniversary of a landmark work of teen fiction
Ponyboy can count on his brothers and his friends, but not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids who get away with everything, including beating up greasers like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect--until the night someone takes things too far.
Written forty-five years ago, S. E. Hinton's classic story of a boy who finds himself on the outskirts of regular society remains as powerful today as it was the day it was written.

蘇珊．艾洛絲．辛登（S. E. Hinton）
　　出生於美國奧克拉荷馬州土沙市，她一向於喜愛閱讀，但不滿意一般為青少年所寫的書，這促使她創作出《小教父》這本書。
　　辛登至今仍是極具知名度的青少年文學作家，她的書改變了人們對青少年文學的看法。她曾獲得美國圖書館協會與《學校圖書館期刊》聯合頒發的「作家成就獎」，她是第一位獲得此殊榮的作家。辛登其他的著作有：”Tex”、”Taming the Star Runner”、”Big David, Little David”及”The Puppy Sister”等。
　　目前辛登與丈夫大衛、兒子尼克仍然居住在奧克拉馬州土沙市。

S. E. Hinton is the author of a number of bestselling and beloved books for young adults, including THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW; RUMBLE FISH, TEX, and of course, THE OUTSIDERS, which was written when she was just 16 years old. She has also written several picture books, a collection of short stories, and a novel for adults. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma--the setting of THE OUTSIDERS--with her husband. When she is not writing, she enjoys riding horses.