But I also believe the ultimate hope of these stories lies here, with the generation that can choose to break this cycle. I chose to write from her children’s POVs to give them a voice, and to give a voice to my readers who struggle with their own parents’ addictions. And also please remember that, while these books are rooted in our real life, they are largely fiction. Please remember it’s only one possible future, created from how I see these children’s lives now. At the time I write this description, the real “Hunter” is thirteen, but I write him at nineteen in Fallout. The book is written from the points of view of her three oldest children, now teens in the book, and dealing with their own lives, which are shaped by the choices she made when she was their age. And I believe I’ve done that with Fallout. Rather, I wanted the third and final Kristina book to be the most powerful of the three. But series tend to degrade over time, and I don’t want to give my readers progressively weaker books. But readers wanted more of her story and I could probably write ten books about her fall from grace.

Originally, I never planned a sequel to Crank. Despite her many flaws, they come to care about her and her family. But even those whose lives have never been touched by this particular monster are drawn to Kristina. The story in Crank, and in its sequel, Glass, is shared by so many. But I could not have predicted its phenomenal success. (Sept.When Crank first released in October 2004, I knew it was an important story.

In the end, readers will be drawn into the lives of each of these struggling teens as they deal with complicated home lives, first loves, and a mostly absent mother who 'wants to love them,' but is too damaged to do so. Hopkins neatly creates news articles attributed to Associated Press, Variety, and other sources, clueing readers in to the fates of other characters from the first two books. Fans will recognize the author's trademark style: this is a gritty, gripping collection of free verse and concrete poems. Hunter is quick to anger and experiments with substances, too Autumn suffers from OCD and panic attacks because 'things happened' when she was little and Summer bounces around to different foster homes before running away with her boyfriend. Though not raised by their mother, they are still 'dealing with the fallout of choices' she made, beginning in her own teenage years, as the narrative shifts among them. The final installment of the trilogy that began with Crank and Glass examines the impact of Kristina's methamphetamine addiction on three of her children, now teens.

Fallout ellen hopkins