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Ellen hopkins books list of books by author ellen hopkins. Go into the young adult lit section of your local bookstore and pick up an ellen hopkins book. Ellen hopkins is a former journalist and the awardwinning author of twenty nonfiction books for young readers, fourteen bestselling youngadult novels, and four novels for adult readers. In novels that have been described as staggeringly honest, ellen channels the voice of young adults and invites readers to walk shoulder to shoulder with them as they face lifes darker issues. Ellen hopkins wrote these books when she had a personal experience when her daughter, kristina, started using the monster after she met the wrong person. Ellen hopkins latest young adult novel, the you ive never known. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. She has written a couple of adult novels, including triangles and collateral. Author ellen hopkinss complete list of books and series in order, with the latest.

Ellen hopkins audio books, best sellers, author bio. After, life was great, at least for a little while. Her first novel, crank, also written in verse, met with critical acclaim. First, i needed to write the book to gain some understanding. She started writing her career writing nonfiction books for children about various topics such as orcas and military subjects.

Novelist ellen hopkins will do a reading and booksigning for her newest title, tricks, which explores the world of teen prostitution. Use other resources first, then target your email with five specific questions not answered anywhere else. Ive been helping mister bs build a classroom library. She lives with her husband and son in carson city, nevada. See all books authored by ellen hopkins, including freshwater fishing edge books, and into the abyss. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. This installment is also told through spare verse, and it also centers on kristina. Putnam wins ya author ellen hopkinss middle grade debut.

Ellen hopkins has not only succeeded at this, she has perfected it. Ellen hopkins is currently considered a single author. Even though the issues are still very tough, impulse is perhaps one of hopkinss most optimistic books. Mcelderry books, and laura rennert of andrea brown literary. I recently snagged a copy of ellen hopkins crank at the friends of the library book sale for him, and his students have loved it and are asking for more books like it. Ellen hopkins is the bestselling author of the enormously popular crank trilogy of young adult ya books. Impulse separate bookburned came after separate bookidentical is. Ellen g whites first book a sketch of the christian experience and views of ellen g white was published in 1851. Crank author ellen hopkins visits southeast high school.

Hopkins has since written several verse novels exposing teenage struggles such as drug addiction, mental illness, and prostitution, including crank, burned, impulse, identical, glass, tricks, tilt, and fallout. Ellen hopkins is known for writing edgy novels about teenagers life. Learn about ellen hopkins bestselling author of the frequently challenged. The very first book that i read was burned, which i read in a day. Ya novelist ellen hopkins, known for her gritty stories in verse about tough topics, will make her debut for middlegrade readers next year after signing a twobook deal with stacey barney at putnam. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004. Ellen hopkins is not only a new york times bestselling author, shes a perennially popular author. The crank series 16 crank, glass, burned, identical, impulse. After opening them, you will soon realize they are written in poem form. An important, written with compassion and startling insight. Ellen hopkins books list of books by ellen hopkins.

Ellen hopkins is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, perfect, triangles, tilt, and collateral. Your favorite authors on ellen hopkins crank and glass edited and original introduction by ellen hopkins. Bestselling teenbook author ellen hopkins in portage on. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Ellen hopkins is a lifelong writer who exploded onto the new york times bestseller list in 2004 with crank, a novel written in free verse that was loosely based on her daughters real struggles with the monstercrystal meth. However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints that the books depictions of drug use, adult language, and sexual themes are inappropriate.

Browse ellen hopkinss bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Her first work was published as few articles in the present truth which was a compilation of an eight page semimonthly paper. It is loosely based on her adopted daughters addiction of crystal meth. Hopkins debut novel, entitled crank, was published in 2004. An amazing author ellen hopkins was born march 26, 1995 in long beach, ca. Identical, impulse and burn are likewise amongst the top ten bestselling lists but are completely about diverse subjects. At the beginning of the book, kristina gets back into methamphetamine smoking a higher grade called glass and quickly loses control, starting a new dangerous downward spiral. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs. Burned by ellen hopkins ellen hopkins has several novels out that would put off most people by their size. Verse novels and difficult subjects have become her trademark over the past fifteen years. I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.

You probably wouldnt even have to see her name on the cover to know she wrote it. But it continues today with ellen hopkins, a poet and awardwinning author of eight top ten new york times bestselling young adult novels, including her justreleased perfect. As a book from ellen hopkins it is in free verse form which makes it easy to read. The beginning sort of went by fast because the books synopsis was only. Ive also had a couple of readers in the library ask the question, and while i had a few goto recs, novels in verse and problemissue novels are not my favorite, so. These novels discuss delicate teenage issues such as, psychological problems, prostitution, drug addiction and other such issues that trouble young generation of today. Discount prices on books by ellen hopkins, including titles like people kill people. A tour of inner space covertocover books, and more on. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Impulse separate bookburned came after separate bookidentical is ellen hopkins latest book and thats also a separate book. She has published several new york times bestselling novels. If you dont find the information you need here, feel free to contact me via email. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers.

Ellen hopkins, author of nine new york times bestsellers. The first giveaway, of course, is the fact that the book is five hundred million pages long give or take a few million. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Ellen hopkins first novel is based on her own tragic experience as a mother of a. The book helps you to understand people that are on drugs, and you realize that anybody can be on drugs. But please understand i get many, many requests for interviews every day. Burned is a young adult novel written by american author ellen hopkins and published in april. Your favorite authors on ellen hopkins crank and glass. Ellen hopkins has 45 books on goodreads with 1200434 ratings. But the first solid clue was the persistent aroma of cigarettes. Hopkins has since written several verse novels exposing.

Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Her oldest daughter cristal was a straighta student with big plans for her life. She started with nonfiction books for children, including air devils and orcas. Perfect audiobook by ellen hopkins, christina wildson. Crank was published in 2004, glass was published in 2007, and the last book, fallout came out in 20. Hopkins began writing her first novel, crank, 14 years ago. Please visit my for students section, also on the reference page. I thought i was getting my wife the first 6 books in the crank series. Ellen hopkins became a published author in 2000 with air devils. Hopkins first novel for adults, triangles, hits bookshelves in october. Glass is the sequel to crank, and fallout, the third and final book in the series, was released on september 14, 2010. Recently, hopkins also completed yet another book, perfect, which will come out in the fall 2011. No matter how many copies of her books i have at the library, i end up having to purchase more copies because they end up disappearing andor the demand for her books continues.

Though she doesnt consider it a sequel book, perfect is intended to be a companion book to hopkinss third book, impulse. The teenage drug addiction and sexual issues inspired hopkins to explore these delicate subjects. Ellen hopkins t he years between 1995 and 2002 were a time of great personal chaos. Written by ellen hopkins, christina wildson, audiobook narrated by aya cash, heather lind, aaron tveit, tristan wilds. With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. It contained ellens prophetic views on the churchs future. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of when they were originally published. Crank was the first novel that ellen hopkins wrote and was published in october of 2004 with the help of julia richardson, her editor.

Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Perfect was released on september, 2011, and is a companion novel to impulse. Ellen hopkinss book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion from the point of view of the teens mentioned in triangles. She lives in carson city, nevada, with her husband and son. Although she was an established poet, journalist, and freelance writer before the success of crank, hopkins is now an awardwinning ya author with five bestselling novels in verse for teens.

Crank book by ellen hopkins official publisher page. Her first novel, crank, released in 2004 and quickly became a wordofmouth sensation. On a courtordered visit to see her slimy and longabsent dad, she meets and is. Crank, glass, and impulse, for example, are pretty thick in size. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra.

This is a sequel to hopkins popular crank, a book she based on her daughters battle with the drug. The sensitivity of these issues had her book banned in many places. This book is told from the viewpoint of pattyn as well as her sister, jackie, and takes place shortly after the final events of the first book. Ellen hopkins has been writing poetry for many years. She experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events sp.