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The streets of Tulsa had always been a place where the world seemed to be divided: the rich on one side, the working-class on the other. But it wasn’t until that one summer afternoon, when five boys—each from different walks of life—came together that everything started to change.

Johnny Cade, with his haunted eyes and quiet demeanor, was the first to show up at the old vacant lot by the railroad tracks, just like he’d been told. He never asked questions. He just showed up, like he always did when someone needed him.

Then came Dallas Winston, the wild, reckless boy with a chip on his shoulder and a need to prove himself. He swaggered into the lot, lighting a cigarette, already sizing up the others with a cocky grin.

Ponyboy Curtis, the youngest of them all, stood off to the side, unsure if he really belonged. He was different—smart and sensitive—but he had something the others needed: a dream to escape, to rise above the world that had always held him down.

Soon, Two-Bit Mathews and Steve Randle followed, both with their own stories and reasons for being here, both looking for a sense of belonging. They didn’t know it yet, but this group of misfits would become something more—more than just a group of boys from broken homes. They would become brothers.