The title of this book is crank and it was written by ellen hopkins. I really enjoyed how the verses were placed differently on each page as it added to the uniqueness is that even a word. Ellen hopkins author of crank goodreads share book. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by ellen hopkins. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 537 pages and is available in paperback format. She has published several new york times bestselling novels. Pdf crank book by ellen hopkins free download 537 pages. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Crank by ellen hopkins unabridged audiobook highbridge. Based on her own daughters addiction to crystal meth, ellen hopkins novelinverse is a vivid, transfixing look into teenage drug use. Download and read online for free crank by ellen hopkins.
Written in verse, crank captures readers attention from epub the first until the very last. Written by ellen hopkins, audiobook narrated by laura flanagan. I find the stories are always so real and you can always find someone or something to relate to. A real life horror story, crank follows kristinabree as she rapidly descends into drug addiction. Movie trailer about the book glass by ellen hopkins for school. Crank by ellen hopkins overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. From holden caulfield to hazel lancaster, literature is packed with troubled teenage characters adam. This is ellen hopkinss first published work of fiction. Ellen hopkins audio books at simply audiobooks simply. 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.
A young girl descends from perfect daughter and student to addict. By books end, readers may well feel the effects of each protagonists final choice. And she smokes cigarettes, does ecstasy, smokes marijuana, and drinks coffee. She lives in carson city, nevada, with her husband and son. After, life was great, at least for a little while. Aug 01, 2008 crank audiobook written by ellen hopkins. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic rid turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul her life. Crank audiobook by ellen hopkins 9781598877687 rakuten kobo. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother who barely knows them, a mother who has been riding with. Even though i dont normally like novels told in verse, i do really enjoy hers. Upon finishing crank, i did not think drugs were cool, whereas when i finished go ask alice i was able to see the appeal of whatever that girl was on. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. I hadnt read any of ellen hopkins books before so i thought that crank would be the best place to start as it. Just like the rest of her books, crank is written in verse.
With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. I liked how the reader could make her voice sound different for each character. Written by ellen hopkins, audiobook narrated by candace thaxton, rebekkah ross, jonathan todd ross, kirby heyborne. Ellen hopkins s semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads like a go ask alice for the 21st century. Crank by ellen hopkins read by laura flanagan audiobook.
Kristinas dad isnt exactly a standup guy, and he lives in a disgusting apartment in a shady neighborhood, works at a bowling. Crank by ellen hopkins unabridged audiobook highbridge audio. Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell father. This opening poem sets up this first book, in addition to setting the tone and establishing hopkins free verse style, it establishes that drug addiction is an endless cycle. An immensely powerful book, crank brings us a heartbreaking downfall into drug addiction. Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick. Listen to crank audiobook by ellen hopkins, narrated by laura flanagan. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. Ellen hopkins is fast becoming a favorite author for me.
Crank by ellen hopkins book trailer by hannah westrick youtube. Crank by ellen hopkins at the best online ebook storage. I was hooked from the first page and read it within hours. It definitely aided in deciphering who was saying what.
Ellen hopkins audio books, best sellers, author bio. Ellen hopkins has created poetry for the modern mind. Written by ellen hopkins, audiobook narrated by laura flanagan, jeremy guskin, cassandra campbell, j. Crank by ellen hopkins opens with kristina snow going to visit her neer do well father in arizona.
All that has changed, with the publication of my novel, crank, which has led to a valued career writing ya novels in verse, all of which explore the more difficult. Hunter, autumn, and summerthree of kristina snows five childrenlive in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. Hopkinss novel follows the story of kristina and her. Crank was the first novel that ellen hopkins wrote and was published in october of 2004 with the help of julia richardson, her editor. You might consider adam the one who starts it allafter all, it is meeting him on the steps. Aug 06, 20 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. 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. Glass is the sequel to crank, and fallout, the third and final book in the series, was released on september 14, 2010. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004.
However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints that the book s depictions of drug use. 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. I really wasnt sure that this type of novel told in verse form was anything i would like since normally its not my thing. And once its got hold of you, this monster will never let you go. 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. Listen to crank by ellen hopkins available from rakuten kobo. Ellen hopkins, laura flanagan, highbridge, a division of recorded books. Fallout audiobook by ellen hopkins, read by kirby heyborne. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. In it, she chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing. Its understandable why her moms reluctant to send her there.
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. The 10 digit isbn is 1598877526 and the digit isbn is 9781598877526. In crank, the drugs are legit scary and the results more tangible and immediate. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, kristina discovers her new, fearless self, bree. This is a book about a girl addicted to crank, and kristina snorts it, smokes it, and even injects it.
Dec 08, 2010 i read crank by ellen hopkins on a recommendation from my good friend staci over at life in the thumb. At first she finds it freeing, but soon kristinas personality di. Publishers weekly a new york times bestselling book also by ellen hopkins crank impulse glass this book is a work of fiction. The complete new york times bestselling crank trilogy is now available with exclusive bonus content. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers. These novels discuss delicate teenage issues such as, psychological problems, prostitution, drug addiction and other such issues that trouble young generation of today.
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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Identical, impulse and burn are likewise amongst the top ten bestselling lists but are completely about diverse subjects. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, she meets a boy who introduces her to crank. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. 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, more. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, kristina disappears and bree takes her place. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs.
Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. The summer before her junior year of high school, kristina snow goes on a courtordered visit to albuquerque to see her estranged father. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Perfect was released on september, 2011, and is a companion novel to impulse. Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, perfect, triangles, tilt, and collateral. Aug 01, 2008 listen to crank audiobook by ellen hopkins. Crank short film based on ellen hopkins crank youtube. You easily get hooked and wonder what will happen next. Crank by ellen hopkins takes you for a disturbing ride into a teenage girls drugfueled life kristina is a typical teenage girl.
Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, and glass. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul her life accessrestricteditem true. I knew what i was getting myself into but i didnt expect to love hopkins style as much as i did. After reading crank, i had to pick up glass right away and find out what came next for kristina in her fight against the monster crank crystal meth. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series. A brilliant achievement from new york times bestselling author ellen hopkinswho has been called the bestselling living poet in the country by tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time. 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. Dark, dismal, and scaryand no, its not a horror novel unless youre the parent of teenagers. To tell you the truth, i didnt really like it at all but i could not put it down. Based on the book, crank by ellen hopkins directedscripted by. And what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for he.
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