Later in the book, she does get raped and starts selling the drug for the Mexican Mafia. That same night, she stumbles into a bad area and is almost raped, and Adam's girlfriend tries to kill herself. There are plenty of dramatic moments: The first time she does crank, for example, her dad joins her. Her life changes quickly: Soon she's dating two guys, both of whom use crank says "Fuck you" to her mom, can't keep up with school, and loses her old friends. Readers get a vivid sense of the highs and lows involved with using crank ("I needed food, sleep,/ but the monster denied/ every bit of it"). Her addiction grows, as does Bree's control. On a court-ordered visit to see her slimy and long-absent dad, she meets and is instantly attracted to Adam, who sports a "tawny six pack,/ and a smile." Soon, Adam introduces her to "the monster" (there, she also unleashes a new personality, id-driven Bree). Nonfiction author Hopkins pens her first novel, written in verse, introducing 15-year-old narrator Kristina, who reveals how she became addicted to crank, and how the stimulant turned her from straight-A student to drug dealer, and eventually a teen mom.
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