Flirtin' with the monster : your favorite authors on Ellen Hopkins' Crank and Glass / Flirting with the monster. edited and original introduction by Ellen Hopkins ; with Leah Wilson. - Dallas, TX : [Jackson, Tenn.] : Benbella Books ; Distributed by Perseus Distribution, c2009. - vii, 180 p. ; 23 cm.

Introduction / Ellen Hopkins -- Role models / Niki Burnham -- More than just a broken line / Susan Hart Lindquist -- Love is an addiction / Megan Kelley Hall -- Why can't Kristina just quit / Mary Bryan -- A view from the bench / John Tatro -- Letting a loved one go / Gail Giles -- The secret's out / Terri Clark -- The importance of being between / Micol Ostow -- Reality-based memoir vs. non-fiction / Cinda Williams Chima -- Letting go / John Hopkins ("Scott") -- Best friend, stolen / Kelly Foutz ("Jake") -- Kristina speaks up / "Kristina" -- Choices / Orion Hopkins ("Hunter").

Presents articles critically analyzing the popular novels on teenage crystal meth addiction, and includes testimonials from the author's family members upon whom the characters in the novel were based.

ISBN: 9781933771670 (tr. pbk.) 1933771674 (tr. pbk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Hopkins, Ellen--Criticism and interpretation.
Hopkins, Ellen. Crank.
Hopkins, Ellen. Glass.

LC Class. No.: PS3608.O646 / Z55 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6 813