“We used to do coke, till “Just Say No” put that stuff out of reach. Now it’s a crank. Meth. The. The monster of the day. It’s a bitch on the body, but damn don’t fly.” A mother watching her perfect daughter slowly turning into a stranger. In the book series Crank, Kristina’s (daughter) character reinvention contributes to the work as a whole. Ellen Hopkins illustrated her own experience to show how hard it is to gain trust after losing it all, and the long-lasting effects of drug use.
Kristina’s character reinvention went from the “perfect” daughter into a drug addict nobody recognizes anymore. We take a walk with Kristina as she tries to be a better person, but no matter how hard she works, the way people see her and trust her is never the
