Identical, impulse and burn are likewise amongst the top ten bestselling lists but are completely about diverse subjects. 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. Crank is ellen hopkins s first novel, and the first novel in the crank trilogy. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick. Nov 19, 2010 the theme of the book crank by ellen hopkins is crystal meth and how it destroyed a girls life.
Crank was the first novel that ellen hopkins wrote and was published in october of 2004 with the help of julia richardson, her editor. After all, the monster only makes life great for a little while. Ellen hopkins first novel is based on her own tragic experience as a mother of a crank meth addict. 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. The novel follows kristinas downward spiral as she attempts to feed her addiction and deal with the consequences of the bad decisions that she has made. Crank 01 ellen hopkins page 11 read online free books. Just like the rest of her books, crank is written in verse. 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. Were talking rabid wildcats and sea creatures whose tentacles spring to life through the perils of substance abuse. 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. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs. Its a beautifully written book for teenagers and adults alike. It was also the place where kristina first used crank. This book of poetic realism by ellen hopkins is the first in the crank trilogy and is published by margaret e.
Hunter, a college student who has a girlfriend and a great job, struggles with drug abuse himself. Jan 15, 2011 i really enjoyed ellen hopkins use of free verse poetry in her book crank, it created for a sense of uncertainty, urgency, an overall discomfort with herself. The animal kingdom, of course, fuzzy bunny rabbits and cuddly puppies and adorable kittens not included. Kristina only goes to albuquerque for a few weeks, but thats plenty of time for her exposure to adam and crank to transform her into a completely different person. She has published several new york times bestselling novels. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick duration. These novels discuss delicate teenage issues such as, psychological problems, prostitution, drug addiction and other such issues that trouble young generation of today. Dec 08, 2010 crank by ellen hopkins is an intense and intricately woven story of the damage that drugs can do an individual and those around them.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 537 pages and is available in paperback format. This book by ellen hopkins is definately a must read. Walk into kristinas world and realize that isnt where you want to be. Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell father. I want to know your opinions, everyones opinion matters.
Crank by ellen hopkins by morgan fitzgerald on prezi. Ellen hopkins is the bestselling author of the enormously popular crank trilogy of young adult ya books. Back in reno, nevada, kristina struggles to return to her normal, goodgirl life and leave adam and his crooked vices behind. Ellen hopkinss fallout is the third book in the crank series. She really described the dialog between characters. The third book of the series, fallout, was published in 2010. Ellen hopkins gives you a very realistic insight on what it is like to be a teenage girl, let alone a teenage girl on meth. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. Ellen hopkins, crank the problem with being grounded is it gives you a whole lot of unavoidable time to think. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. Crank by ellen hopkins is the story of one girls ecstatic ride. The age range reflects readability and not necessarily content appropriateness. However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints. Sep 16, 2012 this is a discussion, all comments are welcome, i will not flag anything nor will i delete anything.
May 10, 2012 crank based on the novel by ellen hopkins sarah moir. I really enjoyed how the verses were placed differently on each page as it added to the uniqueness is that even a word. Mcelderry books, a division of simon and schuster childrens books. Hopkins has since written several verse novels exposing teenage struggles such as drug addiction, mental illness, and prostitution, including crank, burned, impulse, identical, glass, tricks, tilt, and fallout. It takes place 19 years after the events of crank and glass. The theme of the book crank by ellen hopkins is crystal meth and how it destroyed a girls life. Crank by ellen hopkins is the story of one girls ecstatic ride turning into a struggling, disastrous journey. Crank by ellen hopkins tells the story of a teenage girl who becomes addicted to crank, a form of methamphetamine. I know, i know, im about 10 years behind on this trilogy, but im really enjoying it now that ive picked it.
So although this is one of those books i cant give a star rating toat least not by the definitions goodreads assigns. Dive into the mix of romance, poetry, addiction, tragedy, and the austerity of life. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by ellen hopkins. 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. Lets take a trip to the zoo of crank and check out how ellen hopkins uses animals to showcase the storys characters and vices. This is a book about a girl addicted to crank, and kristina snorts it, smokes it, and even injects it. 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. Hunter, a college student who has a girlfriend and a great job.
There are several other books about teenage drug addiction, including go ask alice and smack. Hopkins second novel in verse about the troubled kristina is compelling and heartbreaking at the same time. Drug addiction is ugly, and kristina will do anything for the monster, including parting with her family and leaving her baby behind. It shows us how the drug takes everything away everything that was once important your family, your future. Ellen hopkins s semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century. But how she goes about trying to achieve it is not the path many would take.
She is a straighta honor roll student and is court ordered to visit her father for three weeks. Read one of these other books and compare it to crank. I hadnt read any of ellen hopkins books before so i thought that crank would be the best place to start as it was her first. Crank author ellen hopkins tells about her daughter duration.
Pdf crank book by ellen hopkins free download 537 pages. This bowling alley is where kristinas father worked. Kristinas daring alter ego, bree, emerges when gentle clouds of monotony smother kristinas lifewhen theres nothing to do and no one to connect with. And she smokes cigarettes, does ecstasy, smokes marijuana, and drinks coffee. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers. Glass is the second novel in the verse novel series crank by ellen hopkins, published in hardcover in august 2007 and in softcover on april 7, 2009. Fallout is ellen hopkinss third novel, and the third and final book in the crank trilogy. Knowing ellen personally experienced much of this story gives it even more of an emotional pull, as we learn that this is based on ellens own daughters story. Nov 15, 2018 from goodreads 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. Jan 19, 2008 i read crank by ellen hopkins for a independant book project and i loved it. Crank takes place the summer before and during the protagonist kristinas junior year of high school. An immensely powerful book, crank brings us a heartbreaking downfall into drug addiction. Kristina, now saddled with a baby, cant shake the firm hold of the monster.