There are several other books about teenage drug addiction, including go ask alice and smack. Im not much of a verse reader either, but ive heard fantastic things about ellen hopkins stories. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick duration. This is the first book to a trilogythe second one is called glass, and the third is fallout.
The crank series 16 crank, glass, burned, identical, impulse. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. Knowing ellen personally experienced much of this story gives it even more of an emotional pull, as we learn. She lives in carson city, nevada, with her husband and son. Feb 09, 2016 crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick carolyn jenson. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of when they were originally published. The story starts with kristina being a shy, smart 15. She is a favorite author for both young adult and the teenage readers. Crank crank, book 1 by ellen hopkins fantastic fiction. Ellen hopkins books list of books by author ellen hopkins. She is well known for her books entitled crank, burned, impulse and several others. The complete new york times bestselling crank trilogy is now available with exclusive bonus content.
She started with nonfiction books for children, including air devils and orcas. Mcelderry books, a division of simon and schuster childrens books. Ellen hopkins is a former journalist and the awardwinning author of twenty nonfiction books for young readers, fourteen bestselling youngadult novels, and four novels for adult readers. Miriam hopkins s birth name is hopkins, ellen miriam. Crank by ellen hopkins tells the story of a teenage girl who becomes addicted to crank, a form of methamphetamine. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004. Unofficial crank movie trailer grade 8 upseventeenyearold kristina snow is introduced to crank on a. The book has been awarded with soaring eagle book award. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick carolyn jenson. Ellen hopkins became a published author in 2000 with air devils. Although she was an established poet, journalist, and freelance writer before the success of crank, hopkins. Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, perfect, tilt, smoke, and rumble, as well as the adult novels triangles and collateral. Ellen hopkins is the bestselling author of the enormously popular crank trilogy of young adult ya books.
Excerpt from give me women, wine, and snuff by john keats if you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. Ellen hopkins has 45 books on goodreads with 1200434 ratings. Although she was an established poet, journalist, and freelance writer before the success of crank, hopkins is now an awardwinning ya author with five bestselling novels in verse for teens. Ellen hopkins, crank the problem with being grounded is it gives you a whole lot of unavoidable time to think. In crank, ellen hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing rela. Aug 01, 2008 listen to crank audiobook by ellen hopkins. Written by ellen hopkins, audiobook narrated by laura flanagan. In this writing the theme is loud and clear for the.
This opening poem sets up this first book, in addition to setting the tone and establishing hopkins. Its a beautifully written book for teenagers and adults alike. Her books are a must read for all young adult readers, especially. While under the influence of the monster, kristina discovers her sexy. Nonfiction author hopkins pens her first novel, written in verse, introducing 15yearold narrator kristina, who reveals how she became. Her first novel, crank, released in 2004 and quickly became a wordofmouth sensation. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. Ellen hopkins is a selfconfessed adopted child of valeria and albert wagner. Ellen hopkins s book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion from the point of view of the teens mentioned in triangles. Crank book by ellen hopkins official publisher page.
This boxed set makes a perfect gift and features trade paperback editions of crank, glass, and fallout with striking new covers and special bonus content, including an essay from author ellen hopkins on the true story behind crank and an essay from her daughter, the real kristina. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 537 pages and is available in paperback format. Hunter is in college and has two half sisters and two half brothers. Author ellen hopkinss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers. The novel follows kristinas downward spiral as she attempts to feed her addiction. The book describes events in the life of kristina, a high school student whose life spirals violently out of control. Hopkins has since written several verse novels exposing teenage struggles such as drug. Crank by ellen hopkins posted by giselle crank ellen hopkins series. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. A reading group guide to fallout by ellen hopkins about the book the final installment in the crank trilogy, fallout picks up almost two decades after kristinas parents assume.
In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing. This study guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of crank. Identical, impulse and burn are likewise amongst the top ten bestselling lists but are completely about diverse subjects. Perfect was released on september, 2011, and is a companion novel to impulse. The first edition of the novel was published in august 21st 2007, and was written by ellen hopkins. Ellen hopkins s semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century. Crank was an amazing book that was hard to put down. The book describes events in the life of kristina, a high school student whose life spirals violently out of control after she becomes addicted to crystal meth.
In the course of one summer, kristina goes from straightlaced honors student to slave to crystal meth, a. If you like crank by ellen hopkins central rappahannock. Crank by ellen hopkins is based on a sixteen year old girl named kristina, who ends up going down the wrong path during a vacation to visit her father. A reading group guide to fallout by ellen hopkins about the book the final installment in the crank trilogy, fallout picks up almost two decades after kristinas parents assume custody of hunter. Not a dragon or a mythological beast, but a very real, very destructive monstercrystal meththat takes hold of seventeenyearold kristina snow and transforms her into her reckless alterego bree. Ellen hopkins has been writing poetry for many years. The novel is loosely based on hopkins former meth addict daughter, who is portrayed in the novel as kristina georgia snow. Social themes drugs, alcohol, substance abuse book. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams.
The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by ellen hopkins. If you like crank by ellen hopkins by crrlstaff june 5, 2018 kristina snow is the perfect daughter, but she meets a boy who introduces her to drugs and becomes a very different person, struggling to control her life and her mind in crank. Crank by ellen hopkins addiction education society. The main characters of this young adult, poetry story are brad, trey. This boxed set makes a perfect gift and features trade paperback editions of crank, glass, and fallout with striking new covers and special bonus content, including an essay from author ellen hopkins on the true story behind crank. In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or crank. To tell you the truth, i didnt really like it at all but i could not put it down. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers. A lot of people seem to be drawn to this story because of its brutal honesty. Mcelderry books goodreads purchase life was good before i met the monster. This opening poem sets up this first book, in addition to setting the tone. The crank trilogy by ellen hopkins the complete new york times bestselling crank trilogy is now available with exclusive bonus content.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read crank. In crank, ellen hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or crank. Pdf crank book by ellen hopkins free download 537 pages. In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the highly addictive drug crystal meth. Not even pulling weeds can take away your ability to plot all the varied and wonderful things. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 681 pages and is available in hardcover format. Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, perfect, triangles, tilt, and collateral.
The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs. Jan, 2020 glass is the sequel to crank, and fallout, the third and final book in the series, was released on september 14, 2010. Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell father. Ellen louise hopkins is a new york times bestselling author. Crank was the first novel that ellen hopkins wrote and was published in october of 2004 with the help of julia richardson, her editor. An immensely powerful book, crank brings us a heartbreaking downfall into drug addiction. The theme of the book crank by ellen hopkins is crystal meth and how it destroyed a girls life. She has published several new york times bestselling novels.
From holden caulfield to hazel lancaster, literature is packed with troubled teenage. An amazing author ellen hopkins was born march 26, 1995 in long beach, ca. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick youtube. Books about drug addictions are always hard to read and it seems like the author really did a good job with it. Ellen hopkinss semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century. The crank trilogy book by ellen hopkins official publisher page. Glass, fallout published by simon and schuster on may 1st 2012 genres. Not a dragon or a mythological beast, but a very real, very destructive. She lives with her husband and son in carson city, nevada. Read one of these other books and compare it to crank. Kristinas daring alter ego, bree, emerges when gentle clouds of monotony smother kristinas lifewhen theres nothing to do and no one to connect with.
However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints that the books depictions of drug use, adult language, and sexual themes are inappropriate. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities the teacher store book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines. A real life horror story, crank follows kristinabree as she rapidly descends into drug addiction. It was published in 2004, and the authors debut novel. Jun 29, 2011 ellen hopkins is pure genius and i absolutely take no credit for her original work. It can eat your brain alive and make quitting next to. Ellen hopkins is a tremendous writer who brings real world issues into your head and heart. Crank by ellen hopkins booksamillion online book store. These novels discuss delicate teenage issues such as, psychological problems, prostitution, drug addiction and other such issues that trouble young generation of today. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Ellen hopkinss book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion from the point of view of the teens mentioned in triangles. Free download or read online glass pdf epub crank series book.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Ellen hopkins gives you a very realistic insight on what it is like to be a. After, life was great, at least for a little while. However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints that the book s depictions of drug use. This book of poetic realism by ellen hopkins is the first in the crank trilogy and is published by margaret e. Crank by ellen hopkins i read crank by ellen hopkins, which is a novel about love and addiction, and going to great lengths to feed the needs of the two. I hadnt read any of ellen hopkins books before so i thought that crank would be the best place. A reading group guide to glass by ellen hopkins about the book this sequel to crank 2004 picks up after kristina snow has given birth to her first son, hunter.
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