Crank by Ellen Hopkins

    Crank by Ellen Hopkins is a book where you can actually get the feel of what would happen if any teenager took drugs. It was based on a true story and to read something intense like that, really got me to think twice on my actions, when it came to having sex and stuff like that. This book really opened my eyes to the world we live in today, prenancy, hard relationships, etc and made me realize that drugs is no way start a new chapter in life. Think twice, always think twice.
    Kristina, the main character of the book, is a sweet girl who gets good grades and is very respectful to her parents, but then there's Bree, the girl who takes Crystal Meth, is very crazy and wild and disrespects her parents. Did I tell you that they're the same person? Yes, it's a girl with two different personalities but that's not the point. The point is that it's okay to have two different personalities, especially if you're a teen, just trying to find yourself but I believe that you have to choose at some point, but Kristina/Bree waited too late. The poem on page 182, call "I Still Wasn't Down When We Landed" just hit me because I thought that once she had fun spending time with Bree, she would decide what kind of person she wanted to be, but that didn't happen. To be honest, in my opinion, the poem was just a waste of time until i read the last two lines...

" Kristina had seen it all before.                                           Kristina was home.
   Bree saw it all through new eyes.                                Bree was a stranger."

    I was really digging this part because of the way she formatted the whole thing but then I read the lines and I was like so confused. You might say, if you've read the book, that it was way to early for Kristina/Bree to realize who she wanted to become but let me tell you this. Have you ever had a moment in which you wanted to say something but it was too late? To me, it's just like that. You can't wait too late or else everything just falls out of place.
    Another poem that I noticed a
lot of creativity was on page 191 and it's call "Home Sweet Home". The poem was written as if it was a house,(visually) and on the top of the house, it was talking about Kristina's home and on the bottom, it was split in half, one side talking about Kristina and one side talking about Bree. This happens to be one of my favorite poems in the book and the thing about it is that it's talking about how she need to find Kristina but forget Bree but if you read on, she doesn't really take it to consideration. Yes, it's okay to say something but to do it, is another thing so who knows if Kristina/Bree was being serious about saying that, at the time but still, don't say things you don't mean.
    So in my honest opinion, the overral message of this book is to not take drugs, unless you would like to wind up like Kristina/Bree, and that to never find yourself when it's too late. It's okay to have two personalities, there's no judging on that, but you can never live two worlds without risking the other. Look at Hannah Montanna, the show on ( or that use to be on) Disney Channel. Miley couldn't handle being Hannah anymore so she chose to give up Hannah,  and got into the college she wanted to go to all along. That's probably the good thing out of the situation and honestly, if Kristina decided to give up Bree once in for all, you know how happy she would be, and her family, for making the right decisions? In reality, things didn't go that way but it was one mistake that's a learning experience to others. So be the smart cookie and don't destroy the most valuable things you have, like Kristina/Bree. Be the person who says no to drugs and make the good decisions, for you and your family.