Rumble Fish (novel)
Rumble Fish is a 1975 novel for young adults by S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. It was adapted to film and directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983.
 First hardcover edition, 1975 | |
| Author | S. E. Hinton |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Preceded by | That Was Then, This Is Now |
| Followed by | Tex |
Plot
Rusty-James runs into his old friend, Steve Hays, at the beach. It has been five years since they last saw each other. Steve is in college and Rusty is not long out of the reformatory. When Steve looks at the scar on Rusty’s side, Rusty tells him that he got it in a knife fight. Steve remembers. He tells Rusty he was there when it happened. When Steve mentions that Rusty looks just like someone from their past, Rusty thinks he could have been happy to see Steve again if he had not made him remember everything.
Characters
Rusty-James is the main character of the novel. Rusty-James is 14, and he has already started drinking, smoking, gang-fighting and playing pool for money, however normal this was. Rusty-James says that he and his older brother the Motorcycle Boy look alike (though nobody else thinks so), with the same "odd shade of dark red hair, like black-cherry pop" and eyes. Rusty-James says that his memory is screwed up sometimes; that's why at the very start of the book he has trouble remembering his old-best friend Steve Hays.
Awards and nominations
- ALA Best Books for Young Adults, 1975
- School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 1975
- Land of the Enchantment Award, New Mexico Library Association, 1982
References
External links
- Rumble Fish at IMDb