Tex (novel)
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| Author | S.E. Hinton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Dell Publishing/ Laurel-Leaf Library |
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1979 |
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| Pages | 224p |
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| Preceded by | Rumble Fish |
| Followed by | Taming the Star Runner |
Tex is a novel by S. E. Hinton, published in 1979. It was adapted to the film in 1982, which starred Matt Dillon. The book (like Rumble Fish and That Was Then, This Is Now) takes place in the same universe as Hinton's first book The Outsiders, but in a rural town called Garyville, Oklahoma, a fictional suburb of Tulsa.
Tex and his older brother Mason live by themselves while their father tours the rodeo circuit. Tex is blissfully happy with his life. He likes the simple things and taking it easy. Mason on the other hand must step into a parental role when their father is gone for five months touring rodeos. Their mother is dead, so it is just the two of them fighting to meet their financial obligations. These boys' lives are slowly being disrupted.
The book opens with Tex McCormick who is a 15-year-old who loves horses, his brother Mason, living in a small town and Jamie the girl next door. Tex is growing up mostly with Mason in a small country home. Their mother died years before and their father goes off for months at a time leaving Mace, a senior and a star basketball player and Tex at home. At the start of the book Tex comes home to find the two brothers' horses sold. Negrito, Tex's horse, was considered a friend to Tex. However Mason had to sell the horses to guarantee Tex and himself would have enough to eat over the winter. This action by Mason sets Tex against his brother for most of the book.
But the McCormick brothers are not alone. Living in the significantly larger ranch house next door (about 0.5 mi (0.80 km)) are the Collinses, the family includes Mason's best friend Bob, Tex's best friend Johnny and the younger sister who Tex loves, Jamie. The Collinses, however are forbidden to see Mason and Tex because the patriarch of the Collins family, Cole thinks they are a bad influence.
After a turn of events involving Tex and Mason's father, Tex runs away to the city with a family friend and eventually learns that just living life and staying with his brother is the best thing for him.
Tex McCormick, a fifteen-year-old boy. He has long golden brown hair that is the same color as his eyes and a scar over his right eyebrow from where Mason hit him. Tex has a chipped tooth and a bony face with dimples. He loves horses, especially his horse Negrito. His best friend is Johnny Collins. His 17-year-old brother is Mason.
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