This is a great book. It really makes you think about loyalty and freindship. It is about a boy named Ponyboy who is growing up in a gang in the 1960's. His parents died in a car wreck so it is just his brothers and him. Ponyboy has two brothers named Darry, the oldest, and Soda Pop. Ponyboy is the youngest. His brothers droped out of school to support them and Darry always puts a lot of pressure on Ponyboy. Ponyboy is gettin to think Darry doesn't likes him and runs away with his best friend Johnny Cakes. Then something happens that turns Johnny and Ponyboy into fugitives. Now these two boys are on the run. They get to a place to hide and stay there for a while. This book is a great book for anybody to read. This is my favorite book I read and I hope you choose to read it too.