After, life was great, at least for a little while. List of all books by ellen hopkins that i could find. Hunter, 19, lives with kristinas parents, who adopted him years ago. Why you like ellen hopkins the realistic, edgy, no holds barred stories are what bring readers in and keep them interested in hopkinss books. Like all of ellen hopkins works, the novel is unusual for its free verse format. Cara, kendra, and sean go to the same public school. Sep, 2011 while not razoredged like her previous work, hopkins portrait of four 12thgraders who are expected to be perfect will nonetheless keep teens up all night reading. Browse audiobooks written by ellen hopkins sorted by. Browse audiobooks written by ellen hopkins sorted by best. Shes tackled drug addiction, teen prostitution, eating disorders, faulty and problematic family relationships, broken adults, and. Buy a cheap copy of perfect, signed edition book by ellen hopkins. Ellen hopkins books list of books by ellen hopkins. Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, perfect, triangles, tilt, and collateral. Maybe im just emotional or something, but i had an almost physical aversion to a couple of the characters in this book.
While not razoredged like her previous work, hopkins portrait of four 12thgraders who are expected to be perfect will nonetheless keep teens up all night reading. I have reread this book and subsequent series about a dozen times. Shes tackled drug addiction, teen prostitution, eating disorders, faulty and problematic family relationships, broken adults, and aching teens. Ellen hopkins books list of books by author ellen hopkins. To go all the way back to my beginning requires rewindingeek. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. While there are lots of other potential readalikes for ellen hopkins, i wanted to give a broad range. I love ellen hopkins books crank, identical, glass etc.
Her books have been fixtures on the american library associations list of best books for young adults since crank was released in 2004, and every ya book she writes becomes a new york times best seller. Bad choices or good, if you never take chances, someone else will build your life for you. To this end, nobody writes a cautionary tale quite like hopkins. Awards wone by ellen hopkins 2005 quils award nominee crank book sense top. Listen to perfect by christina wildson, ellen hopkins at. Her first novel, crank, also written in verse, met with critical acclaim. Maybe im just emotional or something, but i had an almost physical aversion to a. Find authors like ellen hopkins from the worlds largest community of readers. She is well known for her books entitled crank, burned, impulse and several others. Listen to perfect audiobook by christina wildson, ellen hopkins. When answering please tell me which ones you have read and what you thought about them if you wouldnt mind. See all books authored by ellen hopkins, including crank, and glass, and more on.
Im pretty sure it is one of the only ellen hopkins books that has a happy ending. Ellen hopkins became a published author in 2000 with air devils. I recently snagged a copy of ellen hopkins crank at the friends of the library book sale for him, and his students have loved it and are asking for more books like it. Crank 2004 and glass 2007 readers will relish this look at kristinas three oldest children, now teenagers, all conceived in the chaos of crystalmeth addiction. The book takes the reader through the fight between cara and her parents. So its safe to say that when it comes to teen literature, ellen hopkins owns. Ellen louise hopkins is a new york times bestselling author.
Im wanting the read the crank, glass, identical, impulse, and burned books by ellen hopkins. This book is about how four teenagers go about finding their own type of perfection. Ive also had a couple of readers in the library ask the question, and while i had a few goto recs, novels in verse and problemissue novels are not my. She lives with her husband and son in carson city, nevada. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. See more ideas about book worms, good books and my books. Summer, 15, bounces between her fathers trailer and unsafe foster homes. 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. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. See more ideas about books, books to read, book worth reading.
Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of when they were originally published. She is a favorite author for both young adult and the teenage readers. Ellen hopkins has been writing poetry for many years. Jun 27, 2009 im wanting the read the crank, glass, identical, impulse, and burned books by ellen hopkins. Sep, 2011 listen to perfect audiobook by christina wildson, ellen hopkins. Cara sierra sykes, kendra melody mathieson, andre marcus kane iii, and sean terrence oconnell. An awesome list by the newport beach public library. Jan 20, 2014 why you like ellen hopkins the realistic, edgy, no holds barred stories are what bring readers in and keep them interested in hopkinss books. See more ideas about books, books to read and my books. The freeverse novels describe kristinas the novelized name of hopkins real daughter spiral downwards into methamphetamine addiction. This fastpaced, edgy novel about obsessive teen romance is prefect for fans of ellen hopkins. If you liked perfect by ellen hopkins, here are some books like this. This book, like all of the others in hopkins s repertoire, is filled with edginess.
Discount prices on books by ellen hopkins, including titles like people kill people. This uneven collection of essays about ellen hopkinss crank 2004 and glass 2007 combines outside analysis with firsthand perspectives from the people behind the characters. This book, like all of the others in hopkinss repertoire, is filled with edginess. Nonfiction author hopkins pens her first novel, written in verse, introducing 15yearold narrator kristina, who reveals how she became addicted to crank, and how the stimulant turned her from straighta student to drug dealer, and eventually a teen mom. Perfect has four narrators, all of whom are high school students in nevada.
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. Oct 10, 2014 there are new titles and older titles. Autumn, 17, lives with an aunt, ignorant of any extended family. I have now read all of ellen hopkins books and continue to look forward to every new book she releases.
If youre here, it probably means you want to know more about me, so where do we start. If you just want to know more about my books, youll find information on those here. Ive been helping mister bs build a classroom library. August 7, 2012 more than 75,000 of you voted for your favorite youngadult fiction. She writes her books in such a unique way that it pulls you in and every time you read it its like reading a new book. Collateral by ellen hopkins book group bestselling author ellen hopkins will be in our store this evening for a discussion and signing of her latest book, collateral. If youre up for a little time travel, check out my bio page. Why you like ellen hopkins the realistic, edgy, no holds barred stories are what bring readers in and keep them interested in hopkins s books. Crank ebook by ellen hopkins 9781439106518 rakuten kobo. Perfect is a young adult novel written by american author ellen hopkins. Ellen hopkins is the awardwinning author of many books, including tilt and perfect.
I was told that they are speratesp books but i dont know which ones are supposed to go together and which one comes first. This one, unlike some of the others that ive read, is so disturbing that i had a tough time reading it. Their stories intertwine due of the suicide of caras twin brother, conner. They want her to be their idea of the perfect child and student, but the pressure of these same goals made her brother, conner. 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. Perfect was released on september, 2011, and is a companion novel to impulse. Earths rain forests covertocover books by ellen hopkins, ellin hopkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hopkins felt they needed their own story after the release of triangles. Whick ellen hopkins books go together help yahoo answers. Ellen hopkinss book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion. She lives in carson city, nevada, with her husband and son.