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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689865190
Edition: Original
ISBN: 0689865198
Item Dimensions: 14671279686
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

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• ISBN13: 9780689865190
• Condition: New
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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: - Intense and emotional read
Kristina is a good girl. She's intelligent, has a bright future ahead of her... so why is there a Bree? Bree is Kristina's alter-ego - she has been lying dormant for years. But things are about to change - Bree wants out.

On a trip to visit her estranged father, Kristina or should I say Bree, meets Adam. He's someone Kristina would never think of dating, but Bree sees Adam and knows he must be hers. When Adam introduces her to Crank, Kristina knows he is no good for her, but instead ... Read More

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Rating: - Crank
I am very pleased with my purchase. I was not in town when the book arrived but it was there during the times that I was told it was going to arrive.

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Rating: - Intense Read
Crank by Ellen Hopkins is phenomenal! The raw subject matter and intensity throughout the story are pageturners. The issues of rape, substance abuse, alcohol, and language would fit any older audience at least 14 years and older. This book would be great if anyones life has been affected by these issues.

When reading the story the words become vivid images and it's as if you know the characters. The story is about a girl named Kristina who is pretty, popular, smart and an all around great ... Read More

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Rating: - Crank
Review from [...]

Title: Crank
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Grade: A-
Ideal Audience: Boys & Girls, 12+

Summary: When Kristina goes to visit her father, her mother is hesitant. Kristina's father has always been absent from her life: never there when she needed him. Kristina's mom is worried about how the visit will affect her impressionable daughter.

As it turns out, it will change her a lot. Perfect, quiet Kristina turns into wild, reckless Bree, who seems ... Read More

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Rating: - Enjoyable read
I love this series of books! Its hard to put these books down. Although with a couple of her books like 'Tricks' for ex. is a little hard to follow bc of all of the different teens she writes about and bounces back and forth between them. I like and dislike the endings of these books bc they don't all finish with happy endings like most people hope for or expect.

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