Visit her at and on Facebook, and follow her on Twitter at who bought this item also bought. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other's help, they can find their way to a better life-but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place.Ĭontributor Bio(s): Hopkins, Ellen: - Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of fourteen young adult novels, as well as the adult novels Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun-and tried to end it all. In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough. But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself. And Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.

Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act-suicide. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. The novel digs into the lives of three troubled teenagers as they try to work their way out of the hospital by getting through what put them there. Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 8.0įrom the bestselling author of Crank, the story of three kids whose lives collide at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide. Impulse is a 2007 American young adult novel in verse written by Ellen Hopkins. Physical Information: 1.83' H x 5.03' W x 6.98' (0.90 lbs) 688 pagesĪwards: Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers, Winner, Young Adult, 2008 Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Self-esteem & Self-reliance Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act of desperation-suicide.

WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĪnnotation: From the author of the acclaimed 'Crank' comes a gut-wrenching story of teens in crisis.

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