num_pages: 537
description: In Crank, Ellen Hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing relationship between Kristina, a character based on her own daughter, and the "monster," the highly addictive drug crystal meth, or "crank." Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and ne'er-do-well father. While under the influence of the monster, Kristina discovers her sexy alter-ego, Bree: "there is no perfect daughter, / no gifted high school junior, / no Kristina Georgia Snow. / There is only Bree." Bree will do all the things good girl Kristina won't, including attracting the attention of dangerous boys who can provide her with a steady flow of crank.
language: English
title: Crank
titlecomplete: Crank (Crank, #1)
characters: Kristina Snow
genres: Banned Books, Mental Health, Teen, Fiction, Young Adult, High School, Romance, Contemporary, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 141697
places: Albuquerque, New Mexico, Reno, Nevada, The United States of America
series: Crank
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Soaring Eagle Book Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
category: Jugendbuch, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Lincoln Award, awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Goldener Lufti, awardedAt: 1230796800000
name: Green Mountain Book Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Gateway Readers Award
publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books