Ellen Hopkins is an author of young adult novels for teens. Her most well-known book,
Crank, the first book in her Crank trilogy, is a cautionary tale about drug addiction based on her own daughter's addiction. Hopkins' books tend to cover topics that are controversial and her books have been subject to challenges, book banning and censorship. Read
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