Not only does she crave meth, and want her next high, but her body physically needs the drug.

Only, was it really so unexpected? Or did she always know that she would fall back into this trap? More quickly than even she realizes, Kristinas life centers around her next score and the temporary relief it gives her from all of her problems. While she managed to stay clean for a couple of months, she unexpectedly finds herself once more in the grips of the monster, otherwise known as methamphetamine. Kristina now has a baby of her own to care for, but she can hardly even care for herself. At six hundred pages in length, it might seem like a tedious read, but in reality, The entire book is written in free-verse, in an almost poetic format, allowing readers to better follow Kristinas thoughts.

Glass is the sequel to Crank, and offers the continuing story of Kristina Snows life as an 18-year old teen mother succumbing to her drug addiction. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative.Glass by Ellen Hopkins, is an absolutely horrifying portrayal of the life of a methamphetamine addict. Told in verse, it's a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.Ībout the Author Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. A vivid portrait of a victim to addiction, this sequel to Crank is the continuing story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life and she will do anything for it, including giving up the one person who gives her the unconditional love she craves-her baby. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life.

But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. Kristina thinks she can control the urge, the addiction, the monster trying to drag her down. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. Told in verse, the book presents a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.īook Synopsis Crank. About the Book Based on true events, this sequel to 'Crank' continues the story of Kristina and her descent back to hell.

Glass by ellen hopkins