Seattle Public Library has cool FREE Teen Event
Meet Ellen Hopkins
the New York Times bestselling author of Crank,
as she reads from her new book Identical.
Thursday May 14th, 6 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
The Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave.
Winner of several awards, Ellen Hopkins is the author of popular novels such as Crank and Burned. Adopted and raised in California, Hopkins has been an author since she was a child: she published her first piece of writing, a poem, in her town’s local newspaper. Known for her unique poetic writing style (“novels-in-verse”), Hopkins’ characters are quirky, realistic and easy to relate to.
Her novels have struck an emotional chord by shedding light on issues that many teens face and experience that are often ignored and misunderstood by society.
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