Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins is a novelist whose several New York Times bestselling novels appeal to teenage and young adult readers. Born on March 26, 1955, Hopkins wrote the Crank series, which begins with Crank, along with Impulse, Identical, and Burned. Burned follows Pattyn Von Stratten from an abusive religious upbringing into exile in rural Nevada, and it is written in verse, as are several of Hopkins's other books.