Flirtin' With the Monster - Your Favorite Authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass

Informationen zum Autor Ellen Hopkins is a poet and award-winning author, with 20 published nonfiction books for children and five NY Times bestselling young adult novels-in-verse. Her sixth novel publishes August 2009. She is currently hard at work on her seventh and says she hopes for a Printz nomination before she reaches her expiration date. Hopkins lives with her husband, 11-year-old son, two dogs, one cat and a "whole mess of fish" on her hilltop estate near Carson City, Nev. Klappentext Presents articles critically analyzing the popular novels on teenage crystal meth addiction, and includes testimonials from the author's family members upon whom the characters in the novel were based. Zusammenfassung Where is the line between truth and fiction? Why do love and addiction so often go hand in hand? What does the real "Kristina" think about the way her story is told in Crank and Glass? Crank and Glass have always been more than just stories. Join their author Ellen Hopkins and a host of other writers as they delve deep into Kristina's story, from the straight truth on the physical effects of methamphetamine addiction to the psychological consequences of keeping secrets (and how Hopkins' books have encouraged so many teens to reveal theirs). With an essay by Ellen's real-life daughter (the basis for the character of "Kristina") that tells her version of the events that inspired the books?along with perspectives from "Scott," "Jake," and 10-year-old "Hunter," the baby from Crank?Flirtin' with the Monster is a compelling journey through the complexities of Hopkins' beloved bestselling works.

Product details

• Authors: Ellen Hopkins, Hopkins Ellen
• Assisted by: Ellen Hopkins (Editor)
• Publisher: Benbella Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 99
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2009
• EAN: 9781933771670
• ISBN: 978-1-933771-67-0
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Anthologies (Children's / Teenage)