NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 16: Vivienne Jolie, Angelina Jolie, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Adam Rapp, Matthew Rego, Danya Taymor, Hank Unger, and cast and crew accept the Best Musical award for "The Outsiders" onstage during The 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) THEO WARGO/GETTY IMAGES FOR TONY AWARDS PRODUCTIONS
When I was teaching many many years ago, "The Outsiders" was a novel kids loved. Kids who bragged they had never read a book read it.