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 fundamentally religious yet abusive family.
You won\'t want this story to end--but when it does, you can find out what\'s next for Pattyn in the sequel, Smoke ..
From the highs of true love to the lows of loss and despair, Pattyn\'s story is utterly compelling.
In this gripping and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins embarks on an emotional journey that ebbs and flows.
Those demons lead Pattyn down a path to hell--not to the place she learned about in sacrament meetings, but to an existence every bit as horrifying.
What she finds instead is love and acceptance, and for the first time she feels worthy of both--until she realizes that her old demons will not let her go.
Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of rural Nevada to find salvation and redemption.
Will she ever find it? Pattyn experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control.
Questions about God, and sex, and mostly love.
Now Pattyn Von Stratten has questions.
Just a typical fantasy, but for a girl raised in a religious--and abusive--family, a simple dream could be the first step toward eternal damnation.
It all started with a dream.
Pattyn Von Stratten is searching for the love she isn\'t getting from God or her family in this novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins.
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 fundamentally religious yet abusive family
