Glass

GlassCrank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go. Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day to

Crank. Glass. Ice. Crystal. Whatever you call it, it's all the same: a monster. And once it's got hold of you, this monster will never let you go.

Kristina thinks she can control it. Now with a baby to care for, she's determined to be the one deciding when and how much, the one calling the shots. But the monster is too strong, and before she knows it, Kristina is back in its grips. She needs the monster to keep going, to face the pressures of day-to-day life. She needs it to feel alive.

Once again the monster takes over Kristina's life and she will do anything for it, including giving up the one person who gives her the unconditional love she craves -- her baby.

The sequel to Crank, this is the continuing story of Kristina and her descent back to hell. Told in verse, it's a harrowing and disturbing look at addiction and the damage that it inflicts.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 08/21/2007
ISBN: 9781416940906
Pages: 681
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 7.27h x 5.38w x 2.04d
Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/15/2007 pg. 729
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2007 pg. 242 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Publishers Weekly 08/13/2007 pg. 69
School Library Journal 09/01/2007 pg. 198
Booklist 10/01/2007 pg. 45
Voya Top 10 Qck Pick/Reluctant 04/01/2008 pg. 8

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 117052 / Glass
Reading Level: 3.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8