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Teen, 17 years old
October 24, 2011
 
Good book for teens and adults
It's definitely a good book, and a good conversation starter. It helps teens to look at the real consequences of substance abuse and allows for them to talk to their parents about it as well. I would recommend that if a teen is going to read this book (or any other by Ellen Hopkins) that the parents should as well, to allow for a discussion between parent and teen about the major themes of the book.

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Parent of 3 year old
March 17, 2011
 
I loved this book series don't think it for children under sixteen I my self was blown away and I have seen some stuff in my life. This book has a message I hope gets to anyone even thinking about drug use.

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Teen, 15 years old
January 5, 2010
 
good for teens it can get the message about drugs and sex acrossed
I think the book is good but it is horrible how she abandons a kid and then is pregnant by the end . It is bab because she is a drug addict .

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Adult
December 17, 2010
 
Must read for teenagers but not for younger children.
I read the book and i thought it was a good and a real life story that people can relate too. It does describe bad events through out the story but it shows how a young teenage mother tries to do better for not only herself but her son too. She does struggle and lets the bad stuff get the best of her but at the beginning she seemed well commited with trying to do better. It may sound easy to get better after being addicted to a drug but its harder and more complicated then what it seems. We had to understand that in this certain situtation... but it is a very good book!

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Teen, 15 years old
February 15, 2011
 
Not a bad decision,
i think this book is great. it helps us realize that drugs might make you feel good but that there also very bad. im 14, and i read this book in 8th grade. and yes i tried pot before, and i have realized that after reading this that i've made a mistake. i mean i dont encourge anyone to read if, but if you would like to see what drugs do to you then read it. think about what your doing. this book was not made to convince young readers to do drugs, it was made to describe what they do to you, and how it effects young teens live's. i hope by reading this that many parents wont be so negative, and buy this book and let your teens read it. let them see how scary it is too do this, maybe by reading it they will make better decisions.

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Parent of 6 year old
November 22, 2010
 
I love this book, It really made me understand more about drugs and what it does. When my kid becomes a teenager i don't want him to being doing drugs. So i think this book really helps you understand about drugs and what will help you understand about it. I think its a great book for teenagers to read so they know what will happen in your life, If you start to do drugs, Because i don't think us parents will want to tell our kids if we ever did drugs. When i was a teenager i would loved to read this book to help me understand the real thing about drugs so I never did them. It was a horrible life when i got into drugs I'm just happy that I'm 17 and got out of doing drugs and that my baby is having a great life with his mommy.

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Teen, 16 years old
December 9, 2010
 
it can get heavy and very intense. know what they can handle
it shows exactly why people shouldn't do drugs. the monster sends the main character to the equivalent of hell with no control of anything. certainly the bad side of seemingly glamorous drugs. after reading this, any thought in my mind of doing drugs is completely vanished. all this is coming from a teenager with a lot of opportunities to throw away everything and just party.

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Teen, 17 years old
May 17, 2010
 
perfect for teens not not for adults
i love you should make a movie about that would be awsome people would buy the movies

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Teen, 14 years old
September 11, 2011
 
GREAT FOR ANY OF MY FELLOW ANTICENSORSHIP FOLK
first off read Crank first as this is a sequel to it . next thing is to understand that this book is a first person perspective about crystal meth addiction and inculdes several sexual incoutners which leads to teen pregnancy number 2 for main character Kristina/Bree .

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Teen, 15 years old
July 27, 2010
 
i read this book when i was 12 and was able to handle it perfectly. If you have a mature tween, it's appropriate.

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Adult
November 5, 2009
 
perfect for anybody
i love these books i have to say i am a 16 year old i have been almost through everything the character kristina went threw. before i read this book i never read a book an when i saw the first pages of crank i loved it an now i actually love reading. this book is great

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Teen, 17 years old
March 28, 2011
 
Good and Bad
This book was amazing! Though the book is filled with profanity, drugs, sex, and many other immoral actions, it is very educational. I highly reccomend it to others, this could help prevent your childs involvment with drugs.

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Teen, 15 years old
September 23, 2011
 
stunning.....
"...from sweetest dreams to find yourself in the middle of a nightmare."- from Glass. This book sums up the book perfectly. The writing is pitch perfect, and Ellen's Best Book Ever, and thats a whole lot of praise! Glass, begins right where Crank left off, and this book is just as addictive as Crank was, maybe even more. I did not like the length of the novel, but the free verse makes it a faster read, but Hopkins does not sugar coat anything, Glass is raw. Raw raw raw raw raw....... it is also disturbing, sexual, loud, sharp.... sharp as the material the novel's title is based on. Although the writing is fast- paced, and the novel is not the easiest book to swallow (well, every book is pretty hard to swallow) The violence includes a baby falls to the floor, blood is described. The 'monster' is abusive mentally to Kristina and her father. The sex includes Kristina having sex with her boyfriend's cousin, and Kristina ends up pregnant... again. The drug use is constant and upsetting, and even if Kristina is un-responcible, you care for her, and root for her. Although the story is about drug use, it also shows what happens to people who get addicted to meth, and who else it affects, and how it tears apart families. The swearing is harsh, including f***, di**, da**, sh**, su**, a**, h***, wh***, ect. I loved this book and recommend it for anyone who loves poems, and is a fan of Ellen Hopkin's Crank! Enjoy!

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Parent of 4 year old
May 13, 2011
 
Perfect for 15+
I loved it. i plan on reading it to mi daughter plenty of times as a way to teacher her the consequences of her actions. the book is a very good teaching tool

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Teen, 16 years old
October 28, 2010
 
i like the book

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Teen, 16 years old
January 1, 2011
 
Learning from failure
I think that this is a good book for teens to read to see the consequences of their actions.

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Parent of 5 year old
November 6, 2010
 
16+
I have to say i absolutely adore this book, and it teaches a good moral story to help others realize what they can get into but other than that its not good for kinds under the age of 16.

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Parent of 9 and 14 year old
May 1, 2010
 
Excellent way to open up a dialogue on drugs
This is a really good book. It doesn't whitewash anything and you can see this really happening to a family. I think that my daughter is too young for this right now, but I would like her to read it when she is a bit older and discuss Kristina and her choices with her.

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Teen, 17 years old
June 9, 2010
 
This was a really good book. it helps me because there are alot of people around me in my family and friends that do bad drugs. its nice to have some relation.

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Teen, 16 years old
November 29, 2010
 
Big fann of Ellen Hopkins
I absoultly love this author her books reveal so much. Ellen Hopkins is unique and extrordinary. Her books give great detail and i just love the way she rights her stories. I recomend her books to teens not really kids i doubt they would get it.

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