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The novel Crank is written in a form of free verse. Her verse has been called “interior” and Critics claim that Ellen Hopkins’ words, which are “Hypnotic and jagged free verse,” play with the spacing of the  pages on a book and her signature “mirror poems” make her work stand out. Her work “combine[s] outside analysis with first hand perspectives from behind the characters.”

Characters
Kristina Georgia Snow, the protagonist of the novel, is “The perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, and never any trouble.”

Bree is the alter ego of Kristina. She is fearless and is more confident around boys than Kristina is even though they are the same person.

Marie Snow is Kristina’s mother, and is described as “distant in her midlife quest for fame”.

Wayne Allen Snow is Kristina’s father and has green “peculiar eyes” and nasty body odor. He is lazy and a slob, and spends most of the money he makes on drugs.

Adam is Kristina’s first boyfriend and love, who introduces her to drugs. He is described as a “white knight” with a “hot bod”.

Brendan is one of Kristina’s boyfriends, who ends up raping and impregnating her. He is described in the novel as “tall, handsome, and gainfully employed”.

Chase is the boyfriend Kristina falls in love with. He is described in many different ways throughout the novel. “Chase looked like a linebacker, one who didn’t play much in the sun-the freckles on his cranberry skin almost pulsed pain”.

Robyn is the somewhat friend of Kristina and later supplier of drugs for both of their addictions.

Scott is Kristina’s stepdad who feels very responsible for Kristina. He is described as “tall, lean, and great looking for 40”. Later in the book he is also described as smelling “depressingly clean”.

Lince is Adam’s girlfriend, and is a “golden-eyed wildcat” addicted to drugs and attempts suicide after seeing Kristina and Adam together, but failed to die.

Leigh is Kristina’s lesbian sister, who looks “Britney-ish” and cares about Kristina. Leigh takes care of Kristina when she has a tattoo infection

Hunter is Kristina’s son who is born at the end of the novel. He is described as a beautiful, healthy, and an “old soul”

Trent is Kristina’s childhood friend and Robyn’s younger brother. He is openly gay and has been bullied because of his sexual preference.

Sarah is Kristina’s childhood friend. She is Irish, smart, talkative, and has red hair and freckles.