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Reader reviewed by Bookworm9

Readers who fell in love with S.E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" or "Tex" shouldn't go into "Rumble Fish" expecting the same time of lovable characters and uplifting realizations. This is the story of street punk Rusty-James, who is devoid of Hinton's main chracters' usual charm-- he's little more than a hoodlum. Rusty-James loves and admires his older brother, the Motorcycle Boy, a strange and distant character with many talents who doesn't seem to fit in in life. Rusty-James's wish to be just like his older brother seems fruitless, until the events of a few nights changes their relationship forever.

This is for older teen readers, as it's heavy on symbolism and devoid of the usual details and relationships that makes Hinton's other books so well-loved in the YA crowd.