Tusla Township, Oklahoma. 1960s. Teenage gangs, billiards, fights, murders. Sixteen-year-old Bryon and Mark live in the same family as brothers and stand up for each other. But one day, Bryon realizes that Mark is up to no good, and he is forced to make a choice that changes their lives forever. Susan Eloise Hinton, who wrote her first best-selling book, Outcasts, at age 17, remains one of America's most popular authors. Her books, which changed the idea of youth literature and have been filmed more than once in Hollywood, are included in the school curriculum and on lists of banned books. "Farewell, Golden Lion!" (That Was Then, This Is Now) was published in 1971 and became the second cult novel by the writer. He has been read and loved in different countries for half a century. “Hinton actually changed ideas about teenage literature as such.” Anastasia Zavozova, translator “A powerful, realistic story about youth and poverty.” The New York Times Book Review “A mature, seasoned novel that does not leave the reader indifferent... This is difficult to forget.” The New York Times