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Joel, I'm sad to say I didn't read a whole lot in middle school. Before and after, but not during. The only ones I can remember are the ones we read in class. The Outsiders was definitely my favourite of those. The names "Sodapop" and "Ponyboy" still enter my consciousness in random intervals.

Second place would go to James Ramsey Ullman's Banner in the Sky. Almost fell off a mountain side during a school field trip thanks to that book.

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I feel like I didn't read The Outsiders til high school! The names are the thing that stood out for me the most too haha.

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