Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Kristina is the perfect daughter and perfect student. She has the perfect life. She’s a good church going 4.0 student. Then she decides to meet withe her dead-beat dad who ran off years ago. Little does she know, this visit will change her life forever. While visiting her father, she is introduced to the monster. The monster who despite Kristina’s supposed strength, sinks his claws into her skin and follows her back home where it can infiltrate her perfect life. The monster doesn’t care who or what he destroys as long as Kristrina doesn’t ignore him for too long. Kristina begins to devote her life to the monster whether she wants to or not at the moment. She needs him by her side to function. She ditches her friends, her family, her grades, her everything. The only thing that matters is getting to spend some time with her new BFF. Unfortunately for Kristina, the monster has other BFFs and they aren’t too kind. Kristina experiences some rough encounters and ends up pregnant. Who will come first? The baby? The monster? I think we know despite the best intentions who will win the tug of war for her affections and attentions. We can only hope that he will be okay despite his mother’s negligence and hope that someone in her life will have faith and never give up on what looks like a hopeless case.
IMO (In My Opinion): EXCELLENT book. I suggest buying this and anything else written by Ellen Hopkins.
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February 20th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
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