Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy

CrankKristina is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble.

Then she meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ride turns into a struggle for her mind, her soul-her life.

GlassCrank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she is determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots.

But the monster is strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grip . . . and it won't let go. FalloutNineteen years after Kristina met the monster-crank-her three children are reeling from the consequences of her decisions.

Instead of one big, happy family, they are desperate tangle of scattered lives united by anger, doubt, and fear.

There is more of Kristina in her children than they would ever like to believe.

But when the thread that ties them together brings them face-to-face, they'll discover something powerful in each other and in themselves-the trust, the hope, the courage to begin to break the cycle.