Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. ...
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Jun 19, 2010
Nancy
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When I went to pick this book up at the library, I was surprised at how small and fat it was. Great, just what I need…a 600+ page book and hardly enough time to read. When I opened up the book and glanced at the first few pages, I was delighted and shocked the margins were so wide and there were no more than seven words per line. Then I thought, “wait a minute, this is freakin’ poetry!” Since I read so little poetry and never developed an appreciation for it, I left the library slightly di
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Jan 24, 2012
Heather
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Wow! This book is memorizing and has completely blown me away. No review I am capable of writing would ever do it justice. I'm not sure whether it's Hopkins writing style or subject matter that shakes you to your core, or both, but either way, it's nothing short of spectacular and I know that days from now, I will still be thinking about this book. Well, perhaps haunted would be a better term.
By the title alone, you can deduce what awaits these characters, a life of teen prostitut More...
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Jul 27, 2010
Tatiana
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"Tricks" was my second Hopkins' book. I read "Impulse" a while ago and remember devouring it in a matter of hours and loving it. I wish I felt the same way about "Tricks."
Hopkins has established herself as a crusader of tough teen issues - drug use, suicide, abuse. This book was no exception. The author approached teen prostitution head-on, not sugar-coating it and without unnecessary moralizing. I applaud Hopkins for that, not many authors have guts to More...
Hopkins has established herself as a crusader of tough teen issues - drug use, suicide, abuse. This book was no exception. The author approached teen prostitution head-on, not sugar-coating it and without unnecessary moralizing. I applaud Hopkins for that, not many authors have guts to More...
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Aug 27, 2009
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Dec 11, 2010
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Nov 30, 2011
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Tricks Book Review
Tricks is a story about five teenagers, two boys and 3 girls. Each one of them has problems. They are from different parts of the United States, but their stories all connect.
The first person mentioned in the book is Eden. Eden's family is extremely paranoid, strict and Religious. They don't let Eden do anything. They soon find out that Eden is dating a boy and they freak out and take away her privileges because she says she loves him. Her parents tell her More...
Tricks is a story about five teenagers, two boys and 3 girls. Each one of them has problems. They are from different parts of the United States, but their stories all connect.
The first person mentioned in the book is Eden. Eden's family is extremely paranoid, strict and Religious. They don't let Eden do anything. They soon find out that Eden is dating a boy and they freak out and take away her privileges because she says she loves him. Her parents tell her More...
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Dec 23, 2009
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Feb 13, 2011
Eva
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I'm a little biased here so this will be short. My favorite books by Ellen Hopkins, by far, are her Kristina books. Those, in my opinion, far surpass anything else I've read by her, including this.
I don't mean to say this isn't good - it's great. I'd definitely go higher than the four stars if I could do a half but it's just shy of the five star rating for me.
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I don't mean to say this isn't good - it's great. I'd definitely go higher than the four stars if I could do a half but it's just shy of the five star rating for me.
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Feb 27, 2011
Three words; heartbreaking, depressing & nightmare
I had a really hard time getting through this book. Not because it was poorly written, but because it was heart-wrenching. I was disgusted, I was appalled, I was depressed.
I couldn't definitely feel a emotional change in myself the week I read this book. It took me a long time to want to read something again... and I just wanted something light and fluffy.
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I had a really hard time getting through this book. Not because it was poorly written, but because it was heart-wrenching. I was disgusted, I was appalled, I was depressed.
I couldn't definitely feel a emotional change in myself the week I read this book. It took me a long time to want to read something again... and I just wanted something light and fluffy.
Hopkins is a powerful writer and I give her kudos for wr More...
Nov 14, 2011
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Nov 05, 2011
KacieJoEh
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Tricks is about five teenagers who are trying to find acceptance in the world they live in. Although each one comes from a different background and home life, they all end up being caught up in the evils of prostitution. Ellen Hopkins writes in her signature poetry format, individually telling each character's separate story by showing the tough choices and issues each teenager goes through. The consequences and situations they find themselves trapped in are extreme and opens the readers to the
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May 28, 2011
tabitha
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Something about this book... I couldn't decide whether or not I loved it. I couldn't really figure out whether or not I liked the overall story. Books usually give me a certain feeling, depending on the story itself, of course, the meaning, the depth of it, etc. This isn't to say the book wasn't written well. I've decided though, after much thought, that this book is AMAZING! What I didn't like was horrible feeling the brutal honesty and images the book gave out. BUT! I respect that. It gave a c
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May 24, 2011
Olivia
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Tricks is a novel with 6 different, very contrasting characters with extremely different lives and stories. Each characters stories is reflected in a couple pages and then it is switched to the next character. It continues in this rotation of 6 story lines for the entire book. Obviously, this book is hard to follow alon with because of the conflicting and alternating story lines. However, the content of the book is amazing and extremely entertaining. Each story is about a different characters in
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May 24, 2011
“But if they had the ability to split me open, look deep inside; they would know the mask that appears to be my face is painted over the real me, smoke and mirrors, an illusion.” This would be my favorite quote from this book because it describes me in so many ways. This book made me to realize that there are more important things in life than being popular, going out with the hottest guy, and doing what ever it takes to be number one. I would recommend this book to anyone who struggles in life,
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May 04, 2011
Nicole
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Tricks
By: Ellen Hopkins
ISBN: 1416950079
Publisher: simon&Schuster
640 pages
The book tells the story of 5 different kids from different backgrounds, but they all end up in the same place. Seth is a Gay teen who just lost his mother, and wants to tell his dad. However his relationship with his dad isn’t very comforting to him. Eden is a preachers daughter, but once she falls for a boy, her parents send her to troubled teen center, in which all the main characters are. More...
By: Ellen Hopkins
ISBN: 1416950079
Publisher: simon&Schuster
640 pages
The book tells the story of 5 different kids from different backgrounds, but they all end up in the same place. Seth is a Gay teen who just lost his mother, and wants to tell his dad. However his relationship with his dad isn’t very comforting to him. Eden is a preachers daughter, but once she falls for a boy, her parents send her to troubled teen center, in which all the main characters are. More...
Apr 09, 2011
The
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Tricks emotionally siphoned me beyond the point of sheer exhaustion. Once again, Hopkins delivers the goods by fearlessly seizing a tenebrous societal problem. Hopkins doesn't just illuminate the sabulous side of teen prostitution, she amplifies, humanizes & intensifies like the beacon of brilliance emanating from the Great White Way!
Tricks is a disturbingly heartbreaking novel that showcases just why Hopkins is the sovereign virtuoso when it comes to navigating the literary spher More...
Tricks is a disturbingly heartbreaking novel that showcases just why Hopkins is the sovereign virtuoso when it comes to navigating the literary spher More...
Apr 01, 2011
Caitlin
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I was so hesitant to read this book and even picked it up and put it down several times while perusing my cousin's book shelf. I'm a superficial book browser and flipping through such a hefty book and seeing only poetry really invoked my "put back immediately" reflexes. Upon a few convincing tries by Becky, and a lack of other reading material, I started it.
The poetry format is scary at first but once you begin the "novel" it flows beautifully and is neither interr More...
The poetry format is scary at first but once you begin the "novel" it flows beautifully and is neither interr More...
Mar 26, 2011
Hannah
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I loved this book it gave me an entire new insight to how people feel about the things they do in life. This story is about 5 kids who all have different stories Ginger has a drug mother who doesn't care about having a daughter other then that she can use her daughter for her "friends" to enjoy. Whitney is a girl who has a okay life but just doesn't fit very well in it she finds out tht she is more interested in girls and particularly a girl named Alex. Seth is a farm boy who simply is
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Jan 21, 2011
Laura
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Tricks is told from five different points of view.
Eden has parents that are extremely religious, so much that she can't date until she's ready to marry. When she falls in love with Andrew, and her parents find out, she is sent off to a brutal religious facility in the middle of nowhere that is supposed to put her back on the right path to God. There, she is isolated, fed minimal amounts of food, and is never allowed outside of he More...
Plot:
Tricks is told from five different points of view.
Eden has parents that are extremely religious, so much that she can't date until she's ready to marry. When she falls in love with Andrew, and her parents find out, she is sent off to a brutal religious facility in the middle of nowhere that is supposed to put her back on the right path to God. There, she is isolated, fed minimal amounts of food, and is never allowed outside of he More...
Oct 22, 2010
Lydia
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Personally I do like this book. It really reminds us to make the right choices as teenager. This book is all about drugs, violence, and really, if you think about it, these events in the book do happen in real life. I have read news about teenagers getting caught doing these things and in the end no one can stop them. It's up to them to make the right choices whether or not to stay in school. The only things I do not like about this book is how sometimes the author goes too in depth of innapropr
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Sep 15, 2010
Kristine
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Sep 02, 2010
Daniella
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Tricks
Ellen Hopkins
628 pages
Margaret K. McElderry
ISBN: 1416950079
Tricks is a book about five teenagers who have never met each other, live in different parts of the country yet their stories connect in one way or another. Their were 3 girls and two guys. Four of which were straight one gay. The challenges they endured and confusion they all went through was impeccable. The words to describe this book are lost. It is amazing they all struggle to find love or k More...
Ellen Hopkins
628 pages
Margaret K. McElderry
ISBN: 1416950079
Tricks is a book about five teenagers who have never met each other, live in different parts of the country yet their stories connect in one way or another. Their were 3 girls and two guys. Four of which were straight one gay. The challenges they endured and confusion they all went through was impeccable. The words to describe this book are lost. It is amazing they all struggle to find love or k More...
Jun 17, 2010
Diamond
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Jan 19, 2010
Diana
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I like that this book had so many different points of views. Readers are able to get a glimpse at all the characters lives. Hopkins has done this before in Identical, but this one had many more characters.
I really like the fact that she uses verse to write her stories. I would think that it would be difficult to write a story in verse, but she has done it so well, so many times. Even with all the characters and their different plot lines, Hopkins is still able to connect their stori More...
I really like the fact that she uses verse to write her stories. I would think that it would be difficult to write a story in verse, but she has done it so well, so many times. Even with all the characters and their different plot lines, Hopkins is still able to connect their stori More...
Oct 31, 2009
When I first got this I basically just looked at it and was like "Oh Ellen Hopkins she's supposed to be a really good author" and so I had no idea what the book was about or anything. All I knew was that it was written by Ellen Hopkins.
Then I started to read it and I was kind of shocked by the content of it. So I went and read the summary. That surprised me and so it left me wondering whether or not I should actually continue to read this book. I mean I didn't think I wanted More...
Then I started to read it and I was kind of shocked by the content of it. So I went and read the summary. That surprised me and so it left me wondering whether or not I should actually continue to read this book. I mean I didn't think I wanted More...
Oct 04, 2009
Ms Anderson
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Wow. Another amazing novel in verse from the über-amazing Ellen Hopkins. This one, at times, was almost painful to read, particularly Eden's story; I wanted to take her away from everything and save her for real. I wanted to beat Whitney over the head for being so whiny, even as her life went to pot, and Cody was all-too-similar to someone close to me, who luckily hasn't gone so far down the same road. I wanted to hug Seth and encourage him, but I actually admire Ginger the most--she refused to
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Oct 01, 2009
My book is called Tricks, By Ellen Hopkins. My all time character is a girl named Whitney. I would recommend this book to all of my best friends. Were all the same so I know they would fall in love with it like I did! Every time I picked up this book and started reading it I couldn’t stop. Its filled with drama, and 5 kids stories of falling in love, it defiantly keeps you reading. I think the author wrote this book too show young girls that guys never love you when they say they do. My least
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Aug 29, 2009
Lisa
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The horror and pain in the lives of these 5 teenagers was hard to read, yet I couldn't put the book down. As a parent, it is scary to think that my actions (or inaction) could drive a child to seek sex, drugs or some kind of depravef affection from strangers.
I really identified with Eden and the controlling household that she came from. I think some of the bad things that I did as a teenager were because my father was so heavy-handed and refused to listen to me.
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I really identified with Eden and the controlling household that she came from. I think some of the bad things that I did as a teenager were because my father was so heavy-handed and refused to listen to me.
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Jul 01, 2009
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Eden, Ginger, Cody, Seth, and Whitney are teens whose life circumstances have taken them to an increasingly common yet horrible place. Simple survival is their motivation for selling sex for money.
Eden never thought about sex. Raised by a fire-and-brimstone father and mother meant hours in a church pew, not on dates and at parties. Meeting Andrew changed her life. He was just as innocent as she was, More...
Eden, Ginger, Cody, Seth, and Whitney are teens whose life circumstances have taken them to an increasingly common yet horrible place. Simple survival is their motivation for selling sex for money.
Eden never thought about sex. Raised by a fire-and-brimstone father and mother meant hours in a church pew, not on dates and at parties. Meeting Andrew changed her life. He was just as innocent as she was, More...
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Dec 01, 2011
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What I enjoyed most about this book was just everything. It was a phenomenal book. The plot line was gruesome but amazing all at the same time. Ellen Hopkins has a special ability to make what most teenagers think will never happen seem real. She takes different characters from different back grounds and has them all fall into the same situation. So there is a character for everyone to relate to. There’s Whitney, from a home where she feels like all of her entire family hates her, there is
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