Crank by Ellen Hopkins

In this book you will learn that Kristina is forced to meet a “monster” when she is peer pressured into using drugs. Before she met “the monster” she was always an “A” student; she always did her homework and turned it in on time. Ever since her friend forces her to meet the monster her whole life went downhill. Kristina was never doing her homework, and she failed all of her classes. When Kristina was on drugs she found a guy that she liked and he also like doing drugs. Whenever she thinks about doing drugs the “monster” comes in her head. She starts hallucinating without doing anything like out of the blue. Therefore Kristina had a terrible life after she did drugs. Do you think she will tell her mother about this mess?? Find out what obstacles Kristina goes through in her next books… P.S. This is why you don’t do drugs. Your whole life will go downhill and will not be fun. 

Reviewed by Megan ~ 8th Grade

* This book is available at your local public library.