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Crank by Ellen Hopkins
4.0

Crank is...Powerful. Interesting. Original. And a quick read. It shows how easy the downward spiral into drug addiction, sexual abuse, teen pregnancy, and other similar issues can happen to 'normal' people.

Parents, consider having your early high school students read this book. This is a better warning against drugs than D.A.R.E classes ever were!

I also really loved Ellen Hopkin's poetic style of writing. She used rhyme, rhythm, and spacing to help convey the disjointed feelings and thoughts of a drug addict. I don't know much about this style, but am very interested in reading more of it.