Crystal Meth: Question About the Book Crank.?
Question by Kayla: Question about the book Crank.?
So did Ellen Hopkins do drugs? Because how did she know what it felt like. And did her daughter just like tell her everythign that happened?
Best answer:
Answer by BloodyVenom
Well I looked on her website, and it doesn’t say anywhere that she herself did drugs, but it does state that Ellen Hopkin’s daughter’s story is what’s used as the base for Crank.
It says:
“Since then I have published 20
nonfiction books for children. I
also continued to write fiction,
including picture books and
short stories. In 2002, I began
a novel, loosely based on my
oldest daughter’s story of
addiction to methamphetamine
or crystal meth.”
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