https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew The inspirations en-us 2023-05-13 00:07:20 UTC 2023-05-16 03:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2047827054/5595d8d14f9193261e2e03e39871d9a4/crank.jpg dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589226601 This HBO documentary I found through the delta library database came out in 2003, around the time Ellen Hopkins wrote the novel Crank.


]]> 2023-05-13 00:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589226601 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589230754 Reno News and Review wrote an article when Crank was published, where the inspiration behind the book is revealed to be the author's daughter, who struggled with meth use from a young age.]]> 2023-05-13 00:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589230754 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589233020 Here is an interview on msn where Ellen Hopkins delves into banning books and some more insight into her book Crank as compared to her own experiences.]]> 2023-05-13 00:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589233020 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589233686 Here is some back story on the author!]]> 2023-05-13 00:34:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589233686 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589234934 This interview also touches on the controversy that surrounds Crank, and it has been a book challenged since its conception! Hopkins is one of the most banned authors today. ]]> 2023-05-13 00:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589234934 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589236493 This is Ellen Hopkins Fan Page on Facebook. She also has a personal account she often uses.]]> 2023-05-13 00:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589236493 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589238195 Hopkins recently moved to Missouri after living in the Sierras for a lot of her adult life. The main character in the book Crank, Kristina, lives with her mother in Northern Nevada and visit her dad in Albuquerque, where Ellen's real daughter's father moved at one time.]]> 2023-05-13 00:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589238195 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589242050 Crank is written like poetry, even visually! ]]> 2023-05-13 00:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589242050 dreariverdweller https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589244471 The baby at the end of the book (sorry, spoiler!) is based on the kid in this picture, the son of Ellen's daughter, who Ellen is now raising.]]> 2023-05-13 01:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dreariverdweller/l97i3vph91dky9ew/wish/2589244471