Lucy’s mom is a hoarder, and in order to hide it, she’s pushed everyone away. When Caitlin’s best friend committed suicide, she left behind a journal, and through it, Caitlin learns to grief and process her guilt, and how to love again.ĭirty Little Secrets by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu Goodreads | Amazon Hold Still by Nina LaCour Goodreads | Amazon This memoir of a teen who grappled with addiction will appeal to fans of CRANK. This is a series of poems about a boy-crazy 15 year old girl is not as gritty as Hopkin’s novels, but the style will appeal to her fans. What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones Goodreads | Amazon

Woodson writing is lyrical, as she does often write in verse and the short chapters make this a quick, fast-paced read. In this moving novel, a girl tries to deal with the pain of losing her mother and grandmother in Katrina by using crystal meth, and then struggles to overcome addiction.

My Book of Life by Martine Leavitt Goodreads | AmazonĪ teen struggles to escape a life of forced prostitution in this heart-breaking novel.īeneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson Goodreads | Amazon This verse novel is about young love against a backdrop of poverty and violence in NYC. Street Love by Walter Dean Myers Goodreads | Amazon This compelling free verse novel portrays one girl’s struggle with cutting. Kiss of Broken Glass by Madeleine Kuderick Goodreads | Amazon In this novel, a girl who is looking for love in all the wrong places. The story will also appeal to fans of Hopkins. Though this isn’t written in verse, the short chapters and dreamy quality of the prose give a similar feel. Uses for Boys by Erica Lorraine Scheidt Goodreads | Amazon This fast-paced, edgy novel about obsessive teen romance is prefect for fans of Ellen Hopkins. Books for Fans of Ellen Hopkinsīleed Like Me by Christa Desir Goodreads | Amazon

While there are lots of other potential read-alikes for Ellen Hopkins, I wanted to give a broad range. I wanted a balance of novels in verse and problem/issue books, and some easier reads and some award winners. I’ve also had a couple of readers in the library ask the question, and while I had a few go-to recs, novels in verse and problem/issue novels are not my favorite, so I didn’t have a huge list of off-the-top-of-my-head recommendations.

I recently snagged a copy of Ellen Hopkin’s Crank at the Friends of the Library book sale for him, and his students have loved it and are asking for more books like it. I’ve been helping Mister BS build a classroom library.

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