7/3/2023 0 Comments Tricks by ellen hopkins![]() ![]() Although their reasons vary, they all face similar challenges and dangers in this underworld this is where their stories converge.Įden’s father is a church minister, and she’s taught to stay away from boys. Tricks looks at how each of these characters from different backgrounds becomes involved in the world of prostitution. There are five main protagonists: Eden, who must keep her boyfriend a secret from her religious family Seth, who struggles with his sexuality and losing his mother to cancer Cody, who lives with his stepfather and has a problem with alcohol Whitney, who has a poor relationship with her mother and Ginger, who struggles with recurring sexual abuse and a neglectful, abusive mother. The characters in Tricks are teenagers living across the U.S. Hopkins, a prolific writer for young adults, is also a New York Times bestseller. In 2009, Tricks was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Young Adult Fiction. It’s very popular with young adult readers, librarians, and critics. It tells five separate stories which interweave to become a single story about growing up, making tough choices, and accepting who you are. Tricks (2009), a young adult verse novel by Ellen Hopkins, is the first in the Tricks duology. ![]()
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