By writing the story from ‘my daughter’s’ perspective, I learned a lot, both about her, and about myself. On her website Hopkins says, “ Crank began as a personal exploration of the ‘why’s’ behind my daughter’s decisions, and what part I might have played in them. It is written in the voice of her daughter. Crank is loosely based on the true story of Hopkins’ daughter’s addiction to crank, a form of methamphetamine. The two books couldn’t be more opposite in content and style. At the same time, but in a totally different way, Ellen Hopkins‘ work, particularly Crank, has proven very influential for me. It was significant and if you are interested you can refer back to that blog here. Two weeks ago I blogged about the impact that Karen Hesse’s book Out of the Dust had on the writing of my own debut book, Crazy.
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