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Violence

Some

Two rapes; drug-related violence; a dangerous lifestyle throughout

Language

Very heavy

Extremely raw and explicit language throughout the verse narrative

Sexual Content

A lot

Two rape scenes depicted seriously; some consensual sexual content

Substance Use

Very heavy

Crystal meth addiction is all-consuming and depicted in graphic, seductive, and horrifying detail throughout

Emotional Intensity

Very heavy

The psychological destruction of addiction; the loss of self; shame and consequences that compound; an extremely intense reading experience

What this book is about

Kristina Georgia Snow is a good student, a good daughter. Then she meets the monster—crystal meth—on a summer visit to her absent father. In verse of raw, jagged beauty, Hopkins tells the story of Kristina's transformation into Bree, her meth persona, and the events that follow: two rapes, a pregnancy, the disintegration of her family, the bottom that comes before the bottom. Based on the true experiences of Hopkins's own daughter, Crank is one of the most unflinching depictions of addiction in YA literature—not for the faint of heart, but searingly real.