A review by faithwalan
That Was Then, This is Now by S.E. Hinton

3.5

damn. had the same feeling as the outsiders and it made me feel nostalgic a bit. very good. very quick and i was interested the whole time. heart wrenching for sure. very conflicted. 

Nothing can wear you out like caring for people.

You can't say, 'This is just a stage' when it’s important to people what they're feeling. Maybe he'll outgrow it someday but right now it's important

The difference is,” I said evenly, “that was then and this is now.”