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

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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: - AWESOME!!
Ellen Hopkins is amazing! The way she writes is amazing! The way the book is written is crutial to the story line. I learned things in this book I had never thought about before. I suggest this book for any girl that wants to read something out of the ordinary.

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Rating: - Crank
Crank is about a girl named Kristina, she is a very shy person. Over the summer she decides to go visit her dad which makes her mom uncomfortable. Kristina is pretty much a perfect daughter, but her dad is an alcoholic that is known to do some hard drugs. While Kristina is visiting her dad she meets a gorgeous guy who she introduces herself as Bree to. Kristina does not like herself too much so she is shocked when he takes an interest in her. It turns out he is a drug dealer, but she falls in love ... Read More

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Rating: - Crank, Ellen Hopkins
I really became a huge fan of Ellen Hopkins, when I read her first book Crank. I really enjoyed the story line and I could never put the book down until I had finished the whole story. This story line has very many different interest. Such as, teenage love, school drama, family drama, peer pressure, drugs and alchol. Everything a teenager goes through during the highschool years. If you are looking for a story with these kind of interests, Ellen Hopkins is the author for you. In this story, Kristina ... Read More

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Rating: - Young girl struggles with her inner-self
I loved this book and I believe it is good for teens to read. It opens your eyes to the challenges teenagers' experience. The style of writing was in poem form and it gave the story life and detail. The main character Kristina was just an ordinary teenage girl. She was quiet and never got into trouble. That changed when she got hold of Crank. That one summer with her dad would change her forever. Bree was released, which was her wild side. She met a boy that summer named Adam. Adam was her first kiss ... Read More

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Rating: - Life with the Monster
Life with the Monster

While visiting her good for nothing father, 17-year-old Kristina meets the guy she thinks is the love of her life and is introduced to the "MONSTER". It's taking over Kristina and turning her into Bree, who is her negative alter ego. Switching between these two personalities her life is a roller coaster, which she can't control.

After returning home to Reno, things were not normal. Her grades weren't good anymore, and her relationships with family and ... Read More

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