That Was Then, This Is Now

Great read for a 12 year old. The quality is your typical paper back book quality.

My daughter in middle school really LOVED the Outsiders. She and her friends made it a whole thing, lol. I’m not complaining. Glad they are reading and connecting through the characters they love. Did some research and saw this was a good one for folks who enjoyed that book and sure enough, she gobbled it up and loved it, too. Not quite as much. But still. It’s hard to find books that she loves and this did the trick. I’ll take it as a win.

GREAT BOOK !!!! I'm a huge fan of susie hinton, I recommend reading this book specially if you liked the outsiders, watch the movie after reading too !! :)

Arrived a bit beat up on the dust cover—would have lied better packaging in the box. Not terrible so we kept it. The print and everything else it as it should be.

Overall very good book that you think a lot I read it once when I was young and it made me very emotional I read it now through a different pair of eyes as older and I still enjoyed it but It was different as it should be The 1st time I crossed the river I was younger I would recommend it

such a good book i love se hinton

I loved the outsiders and many other books and movies by S.E. Hinton so I knew I would love this! One of my favorite books to this day!!!!

I teach 7th and 8th grade. My 7th graders read The Outsiders, so I have 8th grade read That was Then, This is Now. They like the connection with the Shepards and Ponyboy, but also that it is a whole different story with new main characters. Themes are deep and great for discussion; I feel like it is more intense (overall) than Outsiders. As a teacher, I look forward to reading this book each year!

I bought this book because I have always loved all S. E. Hinton books, since I read The Outsiders at school and I couldn't find it in Spain until now (just like Tex). This is a harsh book, and the first book in my life where I have hated the main character and narrator of the story. He loves Mark, but then suddenly he starts acting like a jerk, and end up betraying him, which will change Mark's life for ever. I like how the book explains (and, like S. E. Hinton always do, makes you feel with the characters) that to trust people never takes you to a good place. It says that at last once and it proves it with several stories that appears in the book. The end of this story, as I found out now, is in Tex, which I recommend too.

My daughters favorite books.

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Das Buch erzählt die Geschichte von Mark und Bryon. Sie sind schon seit Kindheitstagen Freunde und lieben sich wie Brüder. Nachdem Mark's Eltern gestorben sind lebt er bei Bryon und seiner Mutter. Sie haben nicht viel Geld, aber als Bryon's Mutter ins Krankenhaus muss benötigen sie es mehr denn je. Jeder versucht auf seine Weise an Geld zu gelangen und die Freund driften langsam aber sicher auseinander. Bryon's neue Freundin verschlimmert die Situation. Können die Freunde es noch schaffen ihre Freundschaft zu retten?? Und wo liegt die Grenze zwischen gut und schlecht, richtig und falsch?? Ich liebe dieses Buch. Ich hab auch schon das Buch "The Outsiders" von der Autorin gelesen und "That Was Then, This Is Now" steht es in nichts nach. Es liest sich schon flüssig und ist auch für Leser mit mittelmäßigem Englisch empfehlenswert, da es leicht verständlich ist. Es ist spannend, gefühlvoll und zeigt die brutale Realität der damaligen Zeit. "That Was Then, This Is Now" und "The Outsiders" muss man einfach gelesen haben, für mich sind sie zwei Klassiker der damaligen Zeit. Schön fand ich auch das man alte Bekannte wie Ponyboy Curtis und die Shepard Brüder wiedertrifft. Von beiden Hauptfiguren mag ich Mark am meisten und habe zum Ende des Buches leichte Antipathie für Bryon empfunden. Mark kann nichts dafür was das Leben aus ihm gemacht hat, niemand hat seinem tun jemals einen Riegel vorgeschoben und wie soll er dann lernen was Regeln und Konsequenzen sind? Ich fand das Ende traurig und auch nicht fair. Besonders Mark seinen letzten Satz kann ich nicht vergessen: "Like a friend once said to me, 'That was then and this is now`". Das sagt alles darüber aus wie ihre Freundschaft mal war und was davon jetzt noch übrig ist.

Ok quality