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Crank: Book 1

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by Ellen Hopkins (Author) (edit contributors)

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Kristina Georgia Snow is an innocent, high school junior girl who is quiet and doesn't have a lot of friends. She goes to visit her father in a different state than where she and her mother live. While she stays with her dad, Kristina goes through a lot of stuff and develops an alter ego,... read more

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Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. but on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree, an alternate personality to Kristina, takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina--she's... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. but on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree, an alternate personality to Kristina, takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina--she's fearless.

Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. and what begins as a wild, ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul-her life.

Kristina goes to New Mexico to see her father. When she goes, the first night she meets a boy named Adam. They are instantly attracted to each other. One night, Adam shows Kristina or "Bree" crank, the monster. She says she has never felt this amazing in her life. She and Adam begin a romance until she has to go back to Nevada to be with her mother, stepfather, gay sister, and brother. However, she brings the addiction with her. She meets two boys named Brendan and Chase. They both have connections to the monster. She is so desperate for crank that she lets Brendan rape her. Chase and Kristina bond more and more and they eventually fall in love. Her addiction to crank grows when she makes friends with Robyn, a sister of Trent (a former friend of Kristina). Robyn has connections to drugs, and teaches Kristina how to smoke it. Weeks pass and she finds out she is pregnant. Chase is sure it is his baby, so he proposes to her. She finds out at the doctors office that Brendan was the father. Kristina turns down the proposal so she won't ruin Chase's life. Chase goes off to California for college and writes to her from time to time. Kristina keeps the baby and her parents help her raise it. She named it Hunter Seth. Kristina ends it with believing Bree will always be a part of her, and her addiction to crank will always be with her as well. But for now, she has quit the monster to love and take care of the baby.

The book, Glass is a sequel to Crank. It explains what happens after she gives birth to Hunter Seth.

Characters edit see section history

  • Kristina Georgia Snow: A good, normal, teen. Pretty. That is, until she meets the monster, on a visit to her dad.
  • Bree: The other side of Kristina. Brings trouble into Kristina's life and loves doing crank
  • Adam: Kristina's first love who she meet while staying with her father. He introduces Bree to the monster.
  • Chase: One of Kristina's boyfriends.
  • Brendan: One of Kristina's boyfriends, who on a crank fulled mind rapes Her.
  • Robyn: Trent's sister. Is a Cheerleader. Loves the monster. Was raped trying to get the monster. Kristina's friend. Gives Bree the monster
  • Scott: Kristina's Step-Dad
  • Bree: Kristina's other half. Her "bad" half, that takes over when needed.
  • Leigh: Kristina's sister. Is a lesbian. Heather's girlfriend.
  • Sarah: Kristina's childhood best friend.
  • Grandma: Kristina's Grandma. She is falling into dementia, but loves her all the same.
  • Trent: Robyn's brother. Kristina and Sarah's friend. Is gay
  • Heather: She is a cheerleader.
  • Bree: An alter ego to Kristina. Her worse side. Was always a sweet innocent girl then meets a drug she calls "The Monster" which changes her completely.
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Quotes edit see section history

  • “What chance meeting of brush and canvas painted the face you see? What made me despise the girl in the mirror enough to transform her,turn her into a stranger, only not.”
    Kristrina
  • “Have you ever had so much to say that your mouth closed up tight,struggling to harness the nuclear force coalescing your words?”
    Kristina
  • “Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?”
    Kristina
  • “You were a summer gift, one I'll always treasure. You were I never wanted to wake up from. You opened my eyes to things I'll never really see. You're the best thing thing that will ever happen to me.”
    Adam
  • “If you acquaint yourself with yourself, you don't always like the person you find inside.”
    Kristina
  • “...Life is full of tough decisions.”
    Chase
  • “my name was Kristina untill i met the monster then i became Bree”
    Kristina

Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Albuquerque, New Mexico: Kristina goes to meet her father and stay with him for a while. This is where she meets the monster and Bree comes out.
  • Reno, Nevada: Home of Kristina/Bree, her family and friends. The majority of the novel is spent here in Reno, Nevada.

First Sentence edit see section history

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Glossary edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 3 in Crank. (standard series)

Followed by Glass.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Ellen Hopkins (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Country: USA
Publication Date: October 5th 2004
ISBN: 0689865198
Page Count: 537

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Young Adults

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Glass
  • Fallout
  • Burned
  • Impulse
  • Tricks
  • Identical
  • Go Ask Alice

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Flirtin' with the Monster

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