But the introduction of her father in her life sends her down a path that she never imagined. She lived a happy life with her slightly nuerotic mother, average (if not slightly irritating) stepfather, lesbian sister, and silly younger brother. Kristina had made it almost 17 years as an above average, straight A, straight edge girl. Two different personalities residing in the same body both at odds with each other for control, and one fighting harder than the other. It also deals with something that is not directly defined but is apparent in the characterization (or one could say the characterizations) of the protagonist by the name of Kristina…and also Bree. Another saucy and dangerous topic arises in the form of sexual assault that manifests in multiple different forms throughout. 89) or by the name we might recognize, meth. This book details the vicious, wild, and devastating ride of a young girl wrapped tightly in the grips of what she calls, “the monster” (pp. But this resistance did not stop Hopkins who quickly made the controversial book into a trilogy.Ĭrank is not a tough title to decipher. Parents and school boards fussed and argued until the book was in the spotlight and soon out of the young adult public reach. Innovative and compelling in its unique form of verse and taboo subject matter, it was a title that readers quickly recognized and developed opinions on. It quickly climbed to the the number one spot in the New York Times Bestselling Author list, went flying off of the shelf and into every young adult’s backpack, and was refused in many schools and libraries. When Ellen Hopkin’s book Crank first hit the market in 2003 it was met with a whirlwind of feedback.

Crank by ellen hopkins