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Ellen Hopkins
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If you read my books without reading my blogs, you might have a rather inaccurate view of who I am as a (yes, gasp!) “believer.” The characters in my books often question their faiths or wonder whether there is, in fact, a God. I was raised in a solid Protestant household, and my beliefs have evolved from that. Still, many a good church-goer would consider my views unorthodox, at the very least...
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Crank (Crank, #1)
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Impulse (Impulse, #1)
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2007
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Glass
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2007
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Burned (Burned, #1)
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2006
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Identical
4.32 avg rating — 12,088 ratings
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2008
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Tricks
4.24 avg rating — 7,336 ratings
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2009
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Fallout (Crank, #3)
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2010
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Perfect (Impulse, #2)
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2011
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Triangles
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2011
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Flirtin' With the Monster: Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass
by Ellen Hopkins (Goodreads Author) , Terri Clark (Goodreads Author) , Niki Burnham (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 520 ratings
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"Known for gritty novels in verse for young adults, the narrative poet talks about her first book for an adult audience. Triangles explores infidelity and the midlife crisis." ...More
"Known for gritty novels in verse for young adults, the narrative poet talks about her first book for an adult audience. Triangles explores infidelity and the midlife crisis." ...More
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"Happy to hear I've convinced you of the verse format. I don't think every writer should write in verse. It's harder than it looks, at least to do it w...more
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"I'm currently writing FALLOUT, the third and final Kristina book. But I'm shaking it up a little, writing from the POVs of three of her children, now...more
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“I hate this feeling. Like I'm here, but I'm not. Like someone cares. But they don't. Like I belong somewhere else, anywhere but here, and escape lies just past that snowy window, cool and crisp as the February air.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Crank
― Ellen Hopkins, Crank
“When you love someone, you don't want to hurt them, even if they deserve to be hurt. When you love someone, you want to hurt them, even when they don't deserve to be hurt.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Glass
― Ellen Hopkins, Glass
“Love means holding on to someone just as hard as you can because if you don't, one blink and they might disappear...forever.”
― Ellen Hopkins, Impulse
― Ellen Hopkins, Impulse
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| Room 110, Period 2: Vacation Reading Goal | 22 | 24 | Jan 12, 2009 07:00pm | |
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Thanks so much for participating in our discussions at the YA Book Club! We are so excited about it! Anige
