The critically acclaimed author of Crank returns with a gripping, masterful novel told in verse that weaves a riveting story about a teenage girl who is raised in a religious--yet abusive--family.
From the highs of true love to the lows of abuse, Pattyn\'s story will have readers engrossed until the very last word..
In this riveting and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride.
Pattyn begins down a path that will lead her to a hell -- a hell that may not be the one she learned about in sacrament meetings, but it is hell all the same.
And for the first time she feels worthy of both -- until she realizes her old demons will not let her go.
Yet what she finds instead is love and acceptance.
Pattyn is supposed to find salvation and redemption during her exile to the wilds of rural Nevada.
After Pattyn\'s father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control until Pattyn ends up suspended from school and sent to live with an aunt she doesn\'t know.
What is it? Where is it? Will she ever experience it? Is she deserving of it? It\'s with a real boy that Pattyn gets into real trouble.
Questions seemingly without answers -- about God, a woman\'s role, sex, love -- mostly love.
But is it to hell or to a better life? For the first time Pattyn starts asking questions.
This dream is a first step for Pattyn.
Raised in a religious -- yet abusive -- family, a simple dream may not be exactly a sin, but it could be the first step toward hell and eternal damnation.
But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls.
Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience.
It all started with a dream.
I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.
Young Adult.
The critically acclaimed author of Crank returns with a gripping, masterful novel told in verse that weaves a riveting story about a teenage girl who is raised in a religious--yet abusive--family
