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Tex by S. E. Hinton

Tex

S. E. Hinton

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · August 6, 2013

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Coming of AgeDepression for TeensYA Family Storiesyoung
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Who it’s for
A lively, uneasy coming-of-age story about friendship, family strain, and facing hard truths.
Themes
Friendship, Family conflict, Depression and self-destructive behavior
Genres
Coming of Age, Depression for Teens, YA Family Stories

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About this book

From the best-selling author of The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton's Tex explores friendships, conflict, depression, self-destructive behavior, and truth and acceptance. This edition includes a new and exclusive Author's Note. Easygoing and reckless, Tex, likes everyone and everything, especially his horse, Negrito, and Johnny Collins' blue-eyed sister, Jamie.

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Life with his older brother, Mason, would be just about perfect if only he would stop complaining about Pop, who hasn't been home in five months. While Mason worries about paying the bills and getting a basketball scholarship--his ticket out of Oklahoma--Tex just seems to attract trouble. When everything seems to be falling apart, how can Tex find a way to keep things together?

Growing Up Uneasily

A lively, uneasy coming-of-age story about friendship, family strain, and facing hard truths.

Come here for

  • Friendship and family strain, with a reckless streak in the mix
  • A young protagonist drawn to horses and trouble

Expect

  • Questions of depression and self-destructive behavior
  • A story concerned with truth, acceptance, and keeping things together

Where it sits

Coming of Age74%
Depression for Teens65%
YA Family Stories26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • 20th-Century US YA
  • Social Themes for Teens
Authors
S. E. Hinton
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
August 6, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Friendship · Family conflict · Depression and self-destructive behavior
Reading lane
Coming of Age