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Ellen Hopkins
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Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of Triangles. Also a bestselling young adult writer, her novels are praised by teens and adults alike. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada. Be sure to visit Ellen Hopkins online at... Read full bio

Author Revealed:
Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Time voyage--false starts, choppy seas, safe harbors.
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My life in 8 words: "Time voyage--false starts, choppy seas, safe harbors."
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    1. PERFECT by Ellen Hopkins Book Trailer
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    6. What would you give to be perfect?
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    7. Author Ellen Hopkins gets real about TRICKS
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    8. A new novel from Ellen Hopkins: Tricks book trailer
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November 17, 2008
If you read my books without reading my blogs, you might have a rather inaccurate view of who I am as a (yes, gasp!)...
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November 17, 2008
If you read my books without reading my blogs, you might have a rather inaccurate view of who I am as a (yes, gasp!)...
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Tilt will be released on September 11, 2012 in Hardcover, eBook
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Triangles will be released on June 26, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Feb 05, 2012
Tricks will be released on December 06, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
Tricks is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 06, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011
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Excerpt 1 from Triangles
Nov 09, 2011
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Chapter 1 from Perfect
Nov 04, 2011
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Oct 19, 2011
Triangles will be released on October 18, 2011 in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eAudio, eBook
Oct 18, 2011
Triangles is now available in Hardcover, Compact Disk, eAudio, eBook
Oct 18, 2011
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Oct 05, 2011
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Triangles
Oct 04, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Triangles
Oct 01, 2011

Ellen Hopkins Revealed

Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. Shortcuts only cheat those taking them. Q. What’s your fantasy profession? A. Jet pilot. Q. Who is your favorite fictional hero? A. Jack Sparrow. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen), Come Together (Beatles), Lights (Journey), Renegade (Styx), Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. Hillary Clinton Learn more about Ellen Hopkins

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Business Insider, January 31, 2012
...claims the book promote homosexuality to claims that the authors deal with subject inappropriate for the intended audience. Ellen Hopkins Hopkins has written 10 novels , most of which are geared toward a teenage or young adult audience. Controversy...
Indianapolis Star, January 26, 2012
...best-sellers and others like them leave some readers wondering if authors make any distinction when writing young-adult books. Ellen Hopkins is the author of 10 young-adult novels. She is best known for her debut novel, "Crank," about a young woman's...
School Library Journal, January 20, 2012
...by Riordan, Cassandra Clare, and L. J. Smith topped the list, while individual titles by John Green and Ellen Hopkins stood out most. Both titles and series with enduring popularity tended to transcend gender and cultural barriers. “[In my libraries] a...
Examiner.com, January 10, 2012
...the River Gary Hogg - Author of Hair in the Air, Stop That Eyeball, and Garbage Snooper Surprise Ellen Hopkins - Author of more than 20 novels including Perfect Jessi Kirby - Author of Moonglass and upcoming In Honor Ron Lancaster - Author of How I...
Star-Telegram, January 10, 2012
...with the opening session of YAK Fest--short for Young Adult Keller Book Festival-- beginning at 10 a.m. Ellen Hopkins, author of Crank, and Jeff Hirsch, author of The Eleventh Plague, will be the featured speakers. Thirteen authors will be on hand to...
Eureka Wildwood Patch, January 9, 2012
...Collins Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins Runaway / Meg Cabot Tunnels / Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams Perfect / Ellen Hopkins What Happened to Goodbye / Sarah Dessen Twilight / Stephenie Meyer I'd tell you I love you, but then I'd Have to Kill you...
Student Operated Press, December 19, 2011
...the majority of the story, the ending ruined it for me. What started out as an optimistic, teenaged Ellen Hopkins finished sounding like a sermon trying not to be a sermon. This book gets three out of five. It`s worth checking out from the library....
Fargo Forum, December 11, 2011
...Red River Area Learning Center, the district’s alternative high school, receiving free and reduced-cost meals, followed by Ellen Hopkins Elementary at 51.2 percent. The district’s overall rate was 37.7 percent. Rising participation in the program...
Charleston Gazette, December 9, 2011
...books where every character dies or there are sex, drugs and violence. The best gifts for them are Ellen Hopkins' books. They include the "Crank" series ("Crank," "Glass" and "Fallout"), "Impulse" and its companion "Perfect," plus "Burned," "Identical"...
Jamestown Sun, December 3, 2011
...pants and boots rising, it’s time for Lisa Seljevold’s students to start filling orders again. The Ellen Hopkins Elementary teacher’s winter store, run by her second-grade class, is back this year, collecting and distributing winter-wear staples...
Media Bistro, December 2, 2011
...is No Dog , to be “blasphemous.” Last year, a Texas YA lit festival famously cut Crank trilogy author Ellen Hopkins from their lineup. continued… New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media...
Fargo Forum, December 2, 2011
...pants and boots rising, it’s time for Lisa Seljevold’s students to start filling orders again. The Ellen Hopkins Elementary teacher’s winter store, run by her second-grade class, is back this year, collecting and distributing winter-wear staples...
Examiner.com, November 22, 2011
...is not always an easy trip as the reader will soon find out. Five Star Rating Identical, by Ellen Hopkins, is available in hardback for $12.14. The subject of sexual abuse is the theme of this tale told from the perspective of identical twin girls. The...
Advertiser Democrat, November 18, 2011
..." John Stephens; "A Million Miles From Boston," Karen Day; "A monster calls," Patrick Ness; "Perfect," Ellen Hopkins; "The Power of Six," Pittacus Lore and "Wonderstruck: a Novel in Words and Pictures," Brian Selznick Books for children "Bumble-Ardy,"...