It tells such a powerful, important story in a really unique way. There are poems within poems and it is just genius.Įllen Hopkins writes books that need to be read. Yet, there were still some really cool aspects of Crank.
I totally understood why the form was that way, but some of the way the verse was arranged on the pages made it hard for me to focus on it. I think most teenage girls especially will be able to relate to Kristina's situation in some way or another, which only enhances Crank's power. While I have never gone through the major things Kristina had, I could really relate to some of the things she was going through. I felt like I was falling in love with Chase alongside her. While I was reading Kristina's story, I got so involved. I was enthralled by it - it is so honest and you really get into Kristina's head. 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.īooks in verse are not my favorite, but Ellen Hopkins manages to get me hooked regardless of that fact.Ĭrank is such a powerful story. Kristina hits her lowest point when she is raped by one of her drug dealers and becomes pregnant as a result. 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 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." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father.
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