Ellen Hopkins

will be at this year's Teen Book Festival... will you!?!!?

The TBF is Saturday, May 14th! If you're interested in going contact Dorothy Morehouse, Youth Services Librarian @ the Newark Public Library!!!

Ellen is the author of:

Burned

Crank

Fallout

Flirtin' With the Monster

Glass

Identical

Impulse

Tricks

She also has a new book coming out on September 13th, 2011 called... Perfect

Interesting facts about Ellen...

*She is nearly always up before dawn 

*She has seen Elvis in his underwear (he wore boxers... seriously!)

*Ellen once won a hot ski pants contest!

*She suffered through an abusive relationship for three years before she had the strength to break away; some of her experiences have influced her writing

*Ellen went on to find the love of her life in 1991; they got married and are living happily ever after

For more information on Ellen and her novels, visit her super cool website, and her TBF page!!!