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Chapter 1
Ponyboy Curtis, a 14-year-old greaser, gets jumped by a group of Socs on his way home from the movies. His gang shows up and chases them off.
Chapter 2
Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally sneak into a drive-in movie without paying. They meet Cherry Valance and Marcia, two Soc girls sitting nearby.
Chapter 3
Cherry and Ponyboy keep talking at the drive-in, and the conversation gets honest. Cherry admits that Socs have their own problems, that the pressure to be cool and in control is…
Chapter 4
At the park, a carload of Socs including Bob, Cherry's boyfriend, confronts Ponyboy and Johnny. They try to drown Ponyboy in the fountain.
Chapter 5
Ponyboy and Johnny hide in the abandoned church on Jay Mountain for several days. They cut and bleach their hair to change their appearance.
Chapter 6
Dally shows up at the church and tells Pony and Johnny that Cherry has been acting as a spy for the greasers, and that the rumble is set.
Chapter 7
Pony wakes up in the hospital to learn that Johnny is in critical condition with a broken back and severe burns, and that Dally also has injuries.
Chapter 8
Pony and Two-Bit visit Johnny and Dally in the hospital. Johnny is fading and asks for a copy of Gone with the Wind.
Chapter 9
The night of the rumble arrives. Pony is sick but goes anyway.
Chapter 10
Dally calls the Curtis house and tells them he robbed a store and the police are after him. The gang runs to find him.
Chapter 11
Ponyboy is stuck at home recovering and finds a school yearbook with a photo of Bob, the Soc he and Johnny killed. He stares at it and tries to convince himself that he, not Johnn…
Chapter 12
Ponyboy goes to trial and is cleared. He's been distant and numb for weeks, barely functioning at school and picking fights.
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