Crank Resources

To Hopkins's homepage, that is. Check out her site dedicated to young adults—it's brimming with information, including book trailers and a fan page and more.

More information about crystal meth addiction, symptoms, and real stories from users. It's hard to learn about, but there's a lot of information here if you want or need it.

If you or someone you know needs helps navigating sexual violence, this link can help you get the support and help you need.

Rebecca Hill of the educational journal ALAN Review talks with Hopkins about the risks teens face today, the importance of truth in fiction, and her foray into writing adult fiction.

Hopkins opens up to Women on Writing about getting to know her characters during the writing process, adapting her family's painful experiences with addiction into a book, and advice for aspiring writers.

Maybe you enjoyed the story of Crank, but when it comes to writing, poetry is more your bag. If this is the case, check out Hopkins's tips for poetry writing in this interview.

Watch Ellen Hopkins talk about the creation of Crank and her inspiration as a writer.

Check out this student-made video for Crank. Is this how you picture things going for Kristina?

Check out this cover of Crank. The emphasis is really on the drugs for this one…

Okay, not exactly—more like different cover designer. But you catch our drift. Check out this other version of our book's cover.