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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689865190
Edition: Original
ISBN: 0689865198
Label: McElderry
Manufacturer: McElderry
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 544
Publication Date: October 05, 2004
Publisher: McElderry
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: McElderry

Features:

• ISBN13: 9780689865190
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Accessories:

• Impulse

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com Review:
Ellen Hopkins's semi-autobiographical verse novel, Crank, reads like a Go Ask Alice for the 21st century. 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." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank. Soon, her grades plummet, her relationships with family and friends deteriorate, and she needs more and more of the monster just to get through the day. Kristina hits her lowest point when she is raped by one of her drug dealers and becomes pregnant as a result. Her decision to keep the baby slows her drug use, but doesn't stop it, and the author leaves the reader with the distinct impression that Kristina/Bree may never be free from her addiction. In the author's note, Hopkins warns "nothing in this story is impossible," but when Kristina's controlled, high-powered mother allows her teenage daughter to visit her biological father (a nearly homeless known drug user), the story feels unbelievable. Still, the descriptions of crystal meth use and its consequences are powerful, and will horrify and transfix older teenage readers, just as Alice did over 20 years ago. --Jennifer Hubert

Product Description:
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina -- she's fearless.

Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul -- her life.




Rating: - The monster...Crank Great book!
This detailed story of a teen facing addiction! Awsome! It is written with around 20-50 words per page and gives it a new feel and breaks the mold of average books.

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Rating: - I love the book
Crank by Ellen Hopkins
By Robin of Gibbs High (St.pete, Fl) - My opinion of this book is it's a great incite of a trouble teen life's obstacles. The main character is someone a lot of teens I know can relate too. Ellen tells how Katelyn, the main character, deals with new discoveries, sex, rape, and pregnancy, all while under the influence of the monster aka crystal meth. After a trip with her long lost father she meets this guy who she falls in love with and he introduces her to the monster. ... Read More

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Rating: - Disturbing
Ellen Hopkins definitely knows how to write a tough but captivating book. After reading her latest novel Tricks I found myself wanting to revisit this dark world that she has created and Crank does not disappoint. Crank did not pack the punch or push the envelope like Tricks did but the story still caught my attention right away. While reading I found out that the characters and events that happened were actually a true story from Hopkins herself and her family. This made the book come way more alive ... Read More

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Rating: - Read it. Let your teen read it.
They days of being invincible have gone the way of the dodo. Unfortuantely, the days of parents uttering the words "not my child" has become evermore prevalent...

Crank, and subsequently Glass, is a relatively realistic picture of how choices made from insecurities can lead to a downward spiral. Hopkins' verse lent to the lifetime-in-a-moment world that many people life in. Not just teens.

As for the style, though occasionally distracting when getting *into* the story, it ... Read More

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Rating: - Crank by Ellen Hopkins
I'm not sure what I thought Crank was going to be about, but it wasn't what I expected. The description on the back of the book isn't too detailed, and I guess you could say that I assumed what "monster" meant. I was wrong though. Crank is about Kristina battling her drug addition and the fight going on within herself.

Kristina was just like any other teenager: good grades, good kid, and followed the rules. Then one day, she just got mixed up with the wrong kind of people, which led to her ... Read More

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