The Resume

(July 22, 1948- )
Birth name is Susan Eloise Hinton
Wrote 'The Outsiders (1967),' 'That was Then, This is Now (1971),' 'Rumble Fish (1975),' 'Tex (1979),' 'Taming the Star Runner (1985)' and 'Hawkes Harbor (2004)'
Authored the children's books 'Big David, Little David (1995)' and 'The Puppy Sister (1995)'
Known as 'The Voice of the Youth'
First recipient of the YASD/JSD Author Achievement Award (1988)

Why he might be annoying:

She is deeply private.
She doesn't like to travel.
She said a writer's life is 'not very exciting.'
She writes almost solely on juvenile delinquents and subcultures.
Her books have been banned from some school districts.

Why he might not be annoying:

She wrote 'The Outsiders' when she was just fifteen.
Many of her books were made into movies.
She takes college classes simply for the fun of it.
She leads a normal lifestyle, and hasn't let her fame get to her.
She chose to writer under her initials after publishers said nobody would believe 'The Outsiders' was written by a girl.

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Authors Who Make Cameos in Their Book’s Movie
• Children's Book Authors
• I am an Okie
• I am Known by My Initials
• I Gained a Lot of Weight/Fame Adds Pounds
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books (Ranked: 50)
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15956)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 19 Votes: 21.05% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 57 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 45 Votes: 37.78% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 269 Votes: 43.87% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 213 Votes: 42.25% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 140 Votes: 45.71% Annoying