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List Price: $9.99
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Manufacturer: Simon Pulse
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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: 2004-10-05
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Simon Pulse
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Customer Rating:
Summary: AWESOME!!
Comment: 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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Summary: Crank
Comment: 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 with him anyways. He shows her new things and she gets addicting to crank. Summer comes to an end, but being at her dad's brought out a side of her that she continues to call Bree. She doesn't want to leave the boy but they agree to write. Once she comes back she can't stop thinking about the monster. Kristina/Bree ditches her old friends to find new ones that can satisfy the monster. By the time her mom notices she has a serious problem, it is too late. Kristina will do anything to get some including losing her virginity. Which towards the end proves to be a poor decision on her part.
Crank is a very good book. It is an easy read that opens your eyes about drugs. This book makes you feel several different emotions, and lets you know what Kristina is thinking the whole time. Ellen Hopkins has a very unique style. The book is written in poems which add to the overall novel. But you forget you are reading poems and you will not want to put the book down. Something else that makes the book more interesting is that Hopkins states that the story is loosely based on her daughter's journey with the monster.
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Summary: Crank, Ellen Hopkins
Comment: 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 is the perfect daughter. She is a junior. She is very shy and a quiet girl. She is the kind of girl that has the reputation of never have gotten into trouble in her life. The summer comes around and Kristina decides to go spend the summer with her father. Here she meets the monster. A hard core drug. At first she thinks it is amazing, a joy. The next thing she knows it is a struggle for her life, for her soul, and for her mind. While over the summer, at her fathers, she changes her name to Bree. She gives into peer pressure and begins to get hooked on drugs and sex. But on the flip side. Bree falls in love with a boy. Through this book, Kristina has to find herself again, and get through her punishments from the decisions she has made. This book has very good details, at one moment you get the chills, the next you want to scream, and the you find yourself smiling and laughing. Crank is written in verse. It is a fast and easy read. I would give this book a 10 out of 10. I think it is outstanding and I would recommend Crank to anyone!
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Summary: Young girl struggles with her inner-self
Comment: 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 and her first love. He also saved her from three men who approached her when she was on her way home from the bowling alley. He was also the one who helped introduce her to crank for the first time, and it only took that one time. When she returned home to her mother she was fully addicted to the monster. Kristina found a hookup in no time at all. She still loved Adam, but she moved on and so did he. She began seeing a boy named Chase who was also into crank and could get it anytime. Kristina and Chase grew very fond of each other. Chase wasn't her type but as they spent more time with each other she found herself wanting him even more. But with her addiction spiraling out of control her interest in boys had grown to. She had this new found confidence and she ran with it. Then there was Brendan who was the hot body, lifeguard type. They began talking and she found out he did crank to. He convinced her to go on a date with him. He came and picked her up and they did the monster and drank beer. He took her to a place she was unfamiliar with so her screams couldn't be heard. What started with a kiss would end up scaring her for life. He had taken her virginity but she had not let him. She will regret the consequences and continue to fight her addiction. See what happens to Kristina in Ellen Hopkin's sequel Glass.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Life with the Monster
Comment: 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 friends had changed. She always managed to find a way of getting hold of the monster just to get through the day.
This book is written in a physical poem format that can be confusing at times, but yet it's a page-turner because it can be an every day reality that many teens face. It is based on a true story that is captivating and you will not be able to put it down.
Reviewers:
Eduardo
Diana
Jose
Erika
Crank
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Customer Rating:
Summary: AWESOME!!
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Crank
Comment: 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 with him anyways. He shows her new things and she gets addicting to crank. Summer comes to an end, but being at her dad's brought out a side of her that she continues to call Bree. She doesn't want to leave the boy but they agree to write. Once she comes back she can't stop thinking about the monster. Kristina/Bree ditches her old friends to find new ones that can satisfy the monster. By the time her mom notices she has a serious problem, it is too late. Kristina will do anything to get some including losing her virginity. Which towards the end proves to be a poor decision on her part.
Crank is a very good book. It is an easy read that opens your eyes about drugs. This book makes you feel several different emotions, and lets you know what Kristina is thinking the whole time. Ellen Hopkins has a very unique style. The book is written in poems which add to the overall novel. But you forget you are reading poems and you will not want to put the book down. Something else that makes the book more interesting is that Hopkins states that the story is loosely based on her daughter's journey with the monster.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Crank, Ellen Hopkins
Comment: 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 is the perfect daughter. She is a junior. She is very shy and a quiet girl. She is the kind of girl that has the reputation of never have gotten into trouble in her life. The summer comes around and Kristina decides to go spend the summer with her father. Here she meets the monster. A hard core drug. At first she thinks it is amazing, a joy. The next thing she knows it is a struggle for her life, for her soul, and for her mind. While over the summer, at her fathers, she changes her name to Bree. She gives into peer pressure and begins to get hooked on drugs and sex. But on the flip side. Bree falls in love with a boy. Through this book, Kristina has to find herself again, and get through her punishments from the decisions she has made. This book has very good details, at one moment you get the chills, the next you want to scream, and the you find yourself smiling and laughing. Crank is written in verse. It is a fast and easy read. I would give this book a 10 out of 10. I think it is outstanding and I would recommend Crank to anyone!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Young girl struggles with her inner-self
Comment: 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 and her first love. He also saved her from three men who approached her when she was on her way home from the bowling alley. He was also the one who helped introduce her to crank for the first time, and it only took that one time. When she returned home to her mother she was fully addicted to the monster. Kristina found a hookup in no time at all. She still loved Adam, but she moved on and so did he. She began seeing a boy named Chase who was also into crank and could get it anytime. Kristina and Chase grew very fond of each other. Chase wasn't her type but as they spent more time with each other she found herself wanting him even more. But with her addiction spiraling out of control her interest in boys had grown to. She had this new found confidence and she ran with it. Then there was Brendan who was the hot body, lifeguard type. They began talking and she found out he did crank to. He convinced her to go on a date with him. He came and picked her up and they did the monster and drank beer. He took her to a place she was unfamiliar with so her screams couldn't be heard. What started with a kiss would end up scaring her for life. He had taken her virginity but she had not let him. She will regret the consequences and continue to fight her addiction. See what happens to Kristina in Ellen Hopkin's sequel Glass.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Life with the Monster
Comment: 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 friends had changed. She always managed to find a way of getting hold of the monster just to get through the day.
This book is written in a physical poem format that can be confusing at times, but yet it's a page-turner because it can be an every day reality that many teens face. It is based on a true story that is captivating and you will not be able to put it down.
Reviewers:
Eduardo
Diana
Jose
Erika
Crank
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