From: Meg Rothstein <megrothstein>
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:19:01 -0500

I have not yet had a chance to read _Impulse_. Still waiting in line for it at the library. Thanks for the recommendation, Miguel. To clarify, an
"edgy teen problem book", as a description, is not a minimization in the least. In fact, I've been looking forward to April in order to discuss Hopkins.




>From: Miguel L?pez <lopezm at usfca.edu>
>To: Meg Rothstein <megrothstein at hotmail.com>
>CC: CCBC-Net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu
>Subject: Re: [CCBC-Net] Ellen Hopkins/free verse poetry for teens
>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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