On the first page of his exciting, harrowing new novel, todd strasser pulls his readers into a nightmare that almost came true. Dive in to fallout ellen hopkins latest novel, fallout, is another haunting glimpse into what can happen to a family when drugs infiltrate it. Fallout by ellen hopkins is the third book in her crank series. Their stories intertwine due of the suicide of caras twin brother, conner. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Scott porter is a fifth grader living in a new york city suburb in 1962. See all books authored by ellen hopkins, including crank, and glass, and more on. See the complete crank series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It takes place 19 years after the events of crank and glass. Born march 26 1955 in long beach, ca adopted at birth published first. The freeverse novels describe kristinas the novelized name of hopkins real daughter spiral downwards into methamphetamine addiction. They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother who barely knows them, a mother who has. What is the setting of tricks by ellen hopkins answers.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Fallout crank, book 3 by ellen hopkins fantastic fiction. Hunter, 19, lives with kristinas parents, who adopted him years ago. Fallout by ellen hopkins is book three in a semiautobiographical, mostlyfictional, story about the authors reallife daughter and her addiction to meth methamphetamine. Download and read online for free fallout by ellen hopkins. Fallout by ellen hopkins this gripping conclusion to the new york times bestselling crank trilogy features a refreshed look and a trade. Ellen hopkins books list of books by author ellen hopkins. Its a very deep and moving book but it could also be triggering. Fallout by ellen hopkins this gripping conclusion to the new york times bestselling crank trilogy features a refreshed look and a trade paperback trim.
Ellen hopkins edited and wrote short stores for small, alternative publisher before beginning her own novels. I did enjoy this book quite a lot and again it is a very thought provoking, emotional and engaging read. Perfect has four narrators, all of whom are high school students in nevada. Summer, 15, bounces between her fathers trailer and unsafe foster homes. Below is a list of ellen hopkins books in order of when they were originally published. Asked in books and literature how many pages does perfect ellen hopkins novel have. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Aliyah gilliam alexis perkins aja butler summer the youngest knows both mother and father foster child keeps in contact with mom abusive families. Crank, glass and fallout, all written in free form verse. The book is loosely based on ellen hopkins daughter, and ellen lives in carson city, nevada. Fallout is a young adult novel by awardwinning author ellen hopkins. I would recommend this book to anyone who has already read the first two novels and is a hopkins fan. Ellen hopkinss fallout is the third book in the crank series. This video is about the book impulse by ellen hopkins. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth. Fallout crank, book 3 by ellen hopkins book cover, description, publication history.
Now she is the new york times bestselling author of crank, burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, fallout, and perfect. Perhaps it was just because i wanted more kristina, and she wasnt mentioned too much in this book. Cara sierra sykes, kendra melody mathieson, andre marcus kane iii, and sean terrence oconnell. Autumn, 17, lives with an aunt, ignorant of any extended family. Fallout by ellen hopkins at the best online ebook storage. Cody and whitney in the end of the book, end up in vegas hospitals. Fallout audiobook by ellen hopkins, candace thaxton, rebekkah. Although she was an established poet, journalist, and freelance writer before the success of crank, hopkins is now an awardwinning ya author with five bestselling novels in verse for teens. It can eat your brain alive and make quitting next to impossible, but it can also lead to a lot of external actions that can be just as dangerous.
With this book, she is honored to enter the realm of middle. The main setting of ellen hopkins novel tricks is mostly las vegas, also known as sin city. They also might want to talk about the book s verse format or about the amount of gritty content in this book. Parents and teachers may want to use this book to discuss addiction. Summer is also well read and takes several beloved books with her on her many moves from foster. Although autumn does not know her mother is kristina, she is often mentioned in hunter. Tilt by ellen hopkins is a companion novel to her adult novel, triangles that i read back in 2014. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs. A reading group guide to fallout by ellen hopkins about the book the final installment in the crank trilogy, fallout picks up almost two decades after kristinas parents assume custody of hunter. Flirtin with the monster pulls back the curtain on ellen hopkins smart and daring books crank and glass and explores their appeal and originality through a. Glass is the sequel to crank, and fallout, the third and final book in the series, was released on september 14, 2010. Mcelderry books and has a total of 672 pages in the book.
In fallout, ellen hopkins does a wonderful job of characterization, has an amazing skill for telling stories, and continues to tell her a little bit too unbelievable tales to her audiences. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Tilt by ellen hopkins meet your next favorite book. Ellen hopkins is a former journalist and the awardwinning author of twenty nonfiction books for young readers, fourteen bestselling youngadult novels, and four novels for adult readers. Ellen hopkinss book, tilt, was released september 11, 2012, and is a companion from the point of view of the teens mentioned in triangles. The novel is a memoir of the lives of three children of a methaddicted mother, kristina, and how her addiction affected their lives. Crank 2004 and glass 2007 readers will relish this look at kristinas three oldest children, now teenagers, all conceived in the chaos of crystalmeth addiction. In order to completely enjoy ellen hopkins, the reader must read the books in the. Cara, kendra, and sean go to the same public school.
Ellen hopkins writing styles in fallout ellen hopkins this study guide consists of approximately 24 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of fallout. Theres a lot to learn from kristinas story, but one thing hopkins definitely want you to take away from reading crank is that doing drugs is stupid. Ellen hopkins is currently considered a single author. This uneven collection of essays about ellen hopkinss crank 2004 and glass 2007 combines outside analysis with firsthand perspectives from the people behind the characters. Teen fans who havent read hopkins other books may want to check out the whole series, or her other work.
Fallout is an amazing continuation of the stories and offers such character development and details throughout the story. Hunter is a college student with a great job and a wonderful girlfriend, but cannot seem to control the. Ellen hopkins became a published author in 2000 with air devils. Fallout by ellen hopkins is the final book in the crank trilogy. I think readers should start with the first book in the trilogy. Fallout focuses on three of kristinas five children who are struggling with the legacy of her drug addiction.
Fallout book by ellen hopkins official publisher page simon. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004. The title of this book is fallout and it was written by ellen hopkins. I know that kristina lived in nevada, but i dont remember the city. Three teens who meet at reno, nevadas aspen springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with one another in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.
It is in vegas where each of the characters discover unknown things about oneself or gets pulled into the strip of vegas. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of fallout by ellen hopkins. In ellen hopkins book, fallout, this book is possibly the best one in the crank trilogy. Hunter is in college and has two half sisters and two half brothers. Ellen hopkins is the bestselling author of the enormously popular crank trilogy of young adult ya books. It was alright, but no where near as good as crank and glass. Her story is told in the previous books by ellen hopkins, crank and glass. I so wanted and expected this book to be just as great as the first two. Fallout is ellen hopkinss third novel, and the third and final book in the crank trilogy.
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