![]() ![]() Crank/Glass/FalloutĬrank, Hopkins’ first novel, was written by Hopkins originally as a way to process her daughter’s addiction to meth. Hopkins has added her voice to the battle against censorship through the ALA both as a speaker and as a contributor to ALA’s 2012 publication, True Stories of Censorship Battles in America’s Libraries. Her social media has thousands of hits from teens telling the author she “is the only one who gets me.” While adults feel uncomfortable with the topics, especially in her YA titles, the fact is teens live the experiences she brings to life in her novels. It is no wonder her works elicit such a strong response they cover topics such as drug addition, prostitution, alcohol, unwanted pregnancy, and violence. Most recently, her book Triangles was recently banned this month in K-12 schools in Indian River County, Florida. Four of her titles made the top 100 banned or challenged list for the decade between 20. ![]() With more individual titles challenged than any other author in 2020, Ellen Hopkins is no stranger to challenges or bans to her books. Born in Long Beach, California on March 26, 1955, Hopkins has written 16 YA and 4 adult novels her latest, What About Will, was released in September 2021. Author Ellen Hopkins celebrates her birthday today. ![]()
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