Crank (novel)

Crank

Author	Ellen Hopkins
Language	English
Genre	Young adult
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date	2004
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Penis Back)
Pages	537
ISBN	ISBN 0689865198
OCLC	56608998
LC Class	PZ7.H7745 Cra 2004
Followed by	Glass

Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004.

Synopsis

Kristina, a gifted, quiet, well-behaved girl high school junior goes to Albuquerque, New Mexico to see her father. When she goes, the first night she meets a boy named Adam. They are instantly attracted to each other. Kristina releases a new side of herself, Bree, which is the wild crazy and daring side of her that has always been there, under the surface. One night, Adam introduces Kristina or "Bree" to crank; the monster. She has never felt this amazing in her life. She and Adam begin a romance until she has to go back to Nevada to be with her mother, stepfather, lesbian sister, and brother. However, she brings the addiction with her. She meets Brendan, a boy who she trusts, but he is also on meth and ends up raping her; Chase, someone she has an actual relationship with because he understands and cares for her; and Robyn who gives her a passageway to more and more meth, and her life starts spiraling out of control. Eventually, she becomes pregnant. At first she thinks the baby is Chase's, but when she counts back the weeks, she figures out the baby is actually caused by Brendan's rape. At the end of the book she struggles with raising her new son and her addiction, which she still cannot control, but is trying to.

External links

• Ellen Hopkins' website