Author's note

Bullying can be expressed in many ways for example they can be expressed physically and verbally. Bullying can be experienced in any age too, it doesn't matter if you are 7 years old or an elderly person. I personally haven't experienced bullying but I have family members and friends that have experienced this before. In these situation many people are bystanders or victims. This book is based on real situations, and I hope that this inspires people to make the right choices.  

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Book: Crank- Ellen Hopkins
Critical Question: What really hard things are happening in this text? Are these things happening in the world now? Where?

     The book Crank by Ellen Hopkins is about a girl named Kristina who's life is changed forever after trying crystal meth and then getting addicted to it. This book is contains drug use and has sexual themes, the things that happen to Kristina is some of the things people struggle with in this world. When she becomes addicted to meth she lost herself. Addiction with drugs happened in the book and it happens in the world too, most people don't make it out of those addictions and end up dying. Another example is when she met a guy named Brendan he was nice and handsome but in the end he ended up raping her. After Brendan raped Kristina she discovered that she was pregnant with his child. Rape happens in this world and its a big problem, many victims get scared for life because of this. This book perfectly shows the consequences and struggles that someone is facing today.