With down to earth friends, no boyfriend, no time with school, family events, church ETC Up to this point walking on a straight and narrow path. It tells the story of sixteen year old Christina Georgia Sno. In this story, the main character Christina, represents her own daughter Christina. She has established herself as a respected and personable author hoping that her books will help those trapped in the experiences that make these stories so heartbreakingly relatable. The sounds of the words give more inner meaning than just reading them, and the narrator of her books, one of them, she has books with multiple narrators, does an amazing job of capturing the twister of emotions in each bit of text.įrom what I’ve read online her books have been life saving to teens dealing with similar issues. Her style of writing is poetic and crafted with such clarity. She covers in a raw deep way subjects like drug and alcohol addiction, sexual abuse, prostitution and other mental illness. Read one of these other books and compare it to Crank.Ellen Hopkins is an extremely well known author for realistic fiction for teens. There are several other books about teenage drug addiction, including Go Ask Alice and Smack.Write a short story about what you think will happen to Kristina and her baby after the events depicted in the book.Find out exactly what it does in the body, how long the side effects last, how much it typically costs, and any other pertinent facts. Research the effects of crystal meth, or another drug you’ve heard of.Write a poem or series of poems about something that has happened in your life. As we can see in Crank, poetry allows us to express ourselves in new and creative ways.What is the overall message of this book? Do you think the story will act as a deterrent for teens who are considering drugs?.Why do you think that she chose this format? What effect does this have on how you feel about the characters and events? The author chose to write this story in verse.

Why does Kristina decide to keep her baby? What reasons might she have had for giving it up? Do you think she made the right decision?.For Kristina, what is the lure of crystal meth? What does it provide for her? What does it take away?.How would you describe Bree? Is this the same way that Kristina would describe her? Where did Bree come from?.

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