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From: Miguel López <lopezm>
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:51:08 -0700
These are extremely good books! Hopkins is a talented writer who's books are fabulous. Yes, Crank just made it to the NYT Bestseller after 2 years --but it is well worth the wait. The structure is well done and the plot line is engaging and simply scintillating.
Of her three YA free verse books, IMPULSE is by far the best. A tale of three teens in a rehabilitation center for those who have tried to end their lives, her writing is moving, enticing, incredibly beautiful. They are about "edgy team problems," but they really speak of reality and what how these topics influence teen life.
By the way, they are MUCH better than GO ASK ALICE.
IMPULSE RULES!
On Apr 3, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Meg Rothstein wrote:
> I'm interested in hearing what you think about the novels in free
> verse by
> Ellen Hopkins. Have you read them? These are "edgy teen problem"
> titles
> for sure, and have been compared (for better or worse) to
> Go_Ask_Alice.
>
> A couple of months ago, I saw _Crank_ (537 chewy pages) on the NYT
> Bestseller list-- two years after publication. What do you make of
> this?
> Why the popularity? Word of mouth from teen to teen? Is it the
> structure?
> The plot line (kid in downward spiral, parental upset, drugs, rape,
> pregnancy in _Crank_, for example)?
>
> Is it the poetry?
>
>
>
> Here are the awards _Crank_ received:
> Awards:
> ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
> Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List (NY)
> Gateway Readers Award Nominee (MO)
> IRA Young Adults' Choices
> Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
> NYPL "Books for the Teen Age"
> Pennsylvania School Librarian Association (PSLA) "Top Ten (Or So)"
> Young
> Adult Books
> Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
> PSLA Fiction List
> SSLI Book Award Honor Book
> YALSA Teens Top Ten (TTT) Nominee
>
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Received on Tue 03 Apr 2007 05:51:08 PM CDT
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:51:08 -0700
These are extremely good books! Hopkins is a talented writer who's books are fabulous. Yes, Crank just made it to the NYT Bestseller after 2 years --but it is well worth the wait. The structure is well done and the plot line is engaging and simply scintillating.
Of her three YA free verse books, IMPULSE is by far the best. A tale of three teens in a rehabilitation center for those who have tried to end their lives, her writing is moving, enticing, incredibly beautiful. They are about "edgy team problems," but they really speak of reality and what how these topics influence teen life.
By the way, they are MUCH better than GO ASK ALICE.
IMPULSE RULES!
On Apr 3, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Meg Rothstein wrote:
> I'm interested in hearing what you think about the novels in free
> verse by
> Ellen Hopkins. Have you read them? These are "edgy teen problem"
> titles
> for sure, and have been compared (for better or worse) to
> Go_Ask_Alice.
>
> A couple of months ago, I saw _Crank_ (537 chewy pages) on the NYT
> Bestseller list-- two years after publication. What do you make of
> this?
> Why the popularity? Word of mouth from teen to teen? Is it the
> structure?
> The plot line (kid in downward spiral, parental upset, drugs, rape,
> pregnancy in _Crank_, for example)?
>
> Is it the poetry?
>
>
>
> Here are the awards _Crank_ received:
> Awards:
> ALA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
> Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List (NY)
> Gateway Readers Award Nominee (MO)
> IRA Young Adults' Choices
> Kentucky Bluegrass Award Master List
> NYPL "Books for the Teen Age"
> Pennsylvania School Librarian Association (PSLA) "Top Ten (Or So)"
> Young
> Adult Books
> Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
> PSLA Fiction List
> SSLI Book Award Honor Book
> YALSA Teens Top Ten (TTT) Nominee
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Exercise your brain! Try Flexicon.
> http://games.msn.com/en/flexicon/default.htm?
> icid=flexicon_hmemailtaglineapril07
>
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