what it would take to for society to manage the impulse to be entertained. Although Ellen Hopkins always dabbled with poetry, she never thought of writing a verse novel until she. with extra privileges for a series of increasingly progress-demonstrating acts. Still, the descriptions of crystal meth use and its consequences are powerful, and will horrify and transfix older teenage readers, just as Alice did over 20 years ago.Members: cheyenneshy, WritingBeautifully, mmcgui, katelynheather, Yolken, AGladle131, thekimstar, KWarwick, Mrs. pulled an episode of its unscripted series The Shop after the artist used. Impulse (2007) is a young adult novel in free verse by Ellen Hopkins.

In the author's note, Hopkins warns 'nothing in this story is impossible,' but when Kristina's controlled, high-powered mother allows her teenage daughter to visit her biological father (a nearly homeless known drug user), the story feels unbelievable. Her decision to keep the baby slows her drug use, but doesn't stop it, and the author leaves the reader with the distinct impression that Kristina/Bree may never be free from her addiction. Kristina hits her lowest point when she is raped by one of her drug dealers and becomes pregnant as a result. Burned Series by Ellen Hopkins Burned Series 2 primary works 2 total works Book 1 Burned by Ellen Hopkins 4.25 63,696 Ratings 4,052 Reviews published 2006 24 editions I do know things really began to spin out of contr Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Smoke by Ellen Hopkins 4. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins 4.6 (660) Paperback (Reprint) 13.49 14.99 Save 10 Hardcover 24.99 Paperback 13.49 eBook 10.99 Audiobook 0. Soon, her grades plummet, her relationships with family and friends deteriorate, and she needs more and more of the monster just to get through the day. There is only Bree.' Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.

While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: 'there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. In it, she 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.' Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. Ellen Hopkins's semi-autobiographical verse novel, Crank, reads like a Go Ask Alice for the 21st century.

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