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Burned

by Ellen Hopkins

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I do know things really began to spin out of control after my first sex dream.

It all started with a dream. Nothing exceptional, just a typical fantasy about a boy, the kind of dream that most teen girls experience. But Pattyn Von Stratten is not like most teen girls. 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.

This dream is a first step for Pattyn. But is it to hell or to a better life? For the first time Pattyn starts asking questions. Questions seemingly without answers — about God, a woman's role, sex, love — mostly love. 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. 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.

Pattyn is supposed to find salvation and redemption during her exile to the wilds of rural Nevada. Yet what she finds instead is love and acceptance. And for the first time she feels worthy of both — until she realizes her old demons will not let her go. 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.

In this riveting and masterful novel told in verse, Ellen Hopkins takes readers on an emotional roller-coaster ride. From the highs of true love to the lows of abuse, Pattyn's story will have readers engrossed until the very last word.

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Raised in a religious — yet abusive — family, Pattyn Von Stratten starts asking questions — about God, a woman's role, sex, love. She experiences the first stirrings of passion, but when her father catches her in a compromising position, events spiral out of control. Pattyn is sent to live with an aunt in the wilds of Nevada to find salvation and redemption. What she finds instead is love and acceptance — until she realizes that her old demons will not let her go.

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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.

About the Author

Ellen Hopkins has been writing poetry for many years. Her first novel, Crank, also written in verse, met with critical acclaim. She lives with her husband and son in Carson City, Nevada.

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ditalauer, June 21, 2009 (view all comments by ditalauer)
this is a great book if you love romans and suspense.
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starylove, June 18, 2009 (view all comments by starylove)
Burned is an extremely heart-wrenching story about a teenage girl named Pattyn who goes through a very hard time in her life. Ellen Hopkins is an amazing author. In Burned she has the whole story being played out in your mind. Pattyn goes through so much; it makes you feel as if you are Pattyn. I almost cried at the end of the book, it is so sad and realistic!!! I could not put this book down. I recommend this book to anyone!!!
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Abbymasonfoggy123, July 4, 2008 (view all comments by Abbymasonfoggy123)
This story is heartbreaking, loving, and magical it grabs you by the seems of your heart and pulls you at every twist and turn ellen hopkin's poems sing in your head and you can't put it down. Burned is a great book and one of my favorites.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781416903550
Author:
Hopkins, Ellen
Publisher:
Simon Pulse
Subject:
Family - Parents
Subject:
Social Issues - Values
Subject:
Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Subject:
Social Issues - General
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
October 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Young adult
Language:
English
Pages:
532
Dimensions:
708x495x147 83
Age Level:
14-14

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