On a courtordered visit to see her slimy and longabsent dad, she. Free analysis of ellen hopkins essay exampleessays. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of. Ellen louise hopkins born march 26, 1955 is a novelist who has published several new york. It takes place 19 years after the events of crank and glass. National book award nomiee burned 20062007 gatway readers award winner crank 2007 ala best book for young adoults nominee burned 20062007 taysha readers list burned 2008 ala best book for young adoults impolse ala top ten for young adoultsglass gorgia peach award nominee impolse kirkus best book for teens identical. Which book comes first in the series by ellen hopkins. Signed and inscribed by the author for katelyn dream. Smoke book by ellen hopkins official publisher page. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a. Fallout is ellen hopkinss third novel, and the third and final book in the crank trilogy. In crank, ellen hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the monster, the.
At the end of the book, kristina says she loves and is thankful for her son, hunter. Glass is the sequel to crank, and fallout, the third and final book in the series, was released on september 14, 2010. Ellen hopkins became a published author in 2000 with air devils. Richiesan crank series is only 3 books long and one of them arent even here. Maybe im just emotional or something, but i had an almost physical aversion to a. When answering please tell me which ones you have read and what you thought about them if you wouldnt mind.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. If you dont find the information you need here, feel free to contact me via email. Traffick book by ellen hopkins official publisher page. Ellen hopkins is a contemporary novelist who has found a way to intrigue the minds of young adults using poetry in her numerous verse novels. Earths rain forests covertocover books by ellen hopkins, ellin hopkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. She lies awake in bed thinking about brendan until the sun comes up. An interview with ellen hopkins ellen hopkins spends a lot of her time writing for young adults, but she also spends a lot of time just answering their emails and letters. Ellen hopkins is the bestselling author of the enormously popular crank trilogy of young adult ya books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and.
When asked how her daughter feels about hopkins writing about her life, she stated, first of all, the books are not only about her life. Perfect was released on september, 2011, and is a companion novel to impulse. Young adult books that plunge into the ecstasies, and. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers. Teenagers from the novel tricks by ellen hopkins were struggling to escape violence from the differing types of prostitution each had found themselves in in.
Holly is filled with regret for being a stayathome mom, while losing herself in a world of extramarital sex. Ellen hopkinss own daughter is a crank addict which is what i think gives it its realistic quality. Use other resources first, then target your email with five specific questions not answered anywhere else. Ellen hopkinss semiautobiographical verse novel, crank, reads. The first giveaway, of course, is the fact that the book is five hundred million pages long give or take a few million. Author ellen hopkinss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. 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. Three woman all around the same age face midlife crisiss. That thoughtprovoking statement comes early in ellen hopkinss people. Please visit my for students section, also on the reference page. I find the stories are always so real and you can always find someone or something to relate to. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Both feature complicated unlikable female characters who are. Series 16 crank, glass, burned, identical, impulse, tricks ellen hopkins on. Im wanting the read the crank, glass, identical, impulse, and burned books by ellen hopkins. Triangles by ellen hopkins the book triangles by ellen hopkins starts out a little confusing but as soon as you catch on to it, it is an emotional ride. Whats the title of this vintage book about exploding child robots used as a secret weapon.
Ellen hopkinss book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion from the point of view of the teens mentioned in triangles. I thought i was getting my wife the first 6 books in the crank series. 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. The crank series 16 crank, glass, burned, identical, impulse. Written in hopkins signature free verse triangles, 2011, etc. But as you might guess, she also ends up learning a great deal about what is going on in a teens world. I was told that they are speratesp books but i dont know which ones are supposed to go together and which one comes first.
Ashley and her marine boyfriend paint their relationship in searing physical terms in this uneven tale of two best friends and the men they love. Ellen hopkins has been writing poetry for many years. Go into the young adult lit section of your local bookstore and pick up an ellen hopkins book. You probably wouldnt even have to see her name on the cover to know she wrote it. What goes around is a bindup of summerss first two novels, cracked up to be and some girls are, which are perfect next reads for fans of ellen hopkins. The summer before her junior year of high school, kristina snow goes on a courtordered visit to albuquerque to see her estranged father. Make ellen hopkins books into a movie home facebook. Ellen hopkins is an absolutely phenomenal writer, and even better than that is her ability to craft a tale using her own methods. For hopkins, this comes with her job as a writer for young adults. It has to be mentioned that she also has a specific pointofview about the monster in the book as well, recounting some of the struggles that she endured while her daughter fought with addiction and almost lost. Her first novel, crank, also written in verse, met with critical acclaim. She lives with her husband and son in carson city, nevada.
These novels discuss delicate teenage issues such as. Hopkins often uses intense themes such as drug addiction, mental illness, abuse, and prostitution to hold the attention of her readers. See more ideas about quotes, book quotes and words. This book of poetic realism by ellen hopkins is the first in the crank trilogy and is published by margaret e. Ellen hopkins as author of several ya novels dealing with frightening issues and situations faced by teens today, ellen is being interviewed as part of banned books week as she was disinvited from the humble, texas teen lit festival when a middle school librarian shared concerns with some parents who went to the district. A reading group guide to traffick by ellen hopkins about the book five teens victimized by sex trafficking try to find their way to a new life in this riveting. After, life was great, at least for a little while.
She has published several new york times bestselling novels. 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. This book, like all of the others in hopkinss repertoire, is filled with edginess. Mcelderry books, a division of simon and schuster childrens books. Three teens who meet at reno, nevadas aspen springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with one another in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives. Ellen hopkins books list of books by author ellen hopkins. But please understand i get many, many requests for interviews every day. This one, unlike some of the others that ive read, is so disturbing that i had a tough time reading it. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of when they were originally published. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. Given the right circumstances, any person could kill someone. It wasnt very appropriate but i still loves the book.