Loosely based on the author's own daughter's experience with meth, this is the continuing story of how meth can take over a life to an inevitably disasterous end. ( )

This book wasn't as good as I thought it'll be. But is was better than Crank! Kristina and Bree are addicted again! But this time, they put their baby, Hunter, in danger too! What'll they do? Just wait and see! Now a new boy is in their lives, after Chase leaving then for university! Name's Trey, and hopefully this one'll stay! ( )

Reviewed by Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky" for TeensReadToo.com

Ellen Hopkins has once again taken readers into the world of meth and the chaos it creates. GLASS is the sequel to her first novel about Kristina called CRANK.

Just several months after giving birth to her son, Hunter, Kristina is drawn back to "the monster." She thinks a little snort could help her lose some weight and get her through the late-night feedings and day-to-day drudgery of constant baby needs. Surprised at how easy it is to score and how much the product has improved, it doesn't take long for Kristina to remember how great the stuff makes her feel.

For awhile the teen mom is able to take care of Hunter, hold down a low paying job, and keep herself cranked just enough to pretend her life isn't all that bad. Despite what Kristina may think, her mother and stepfather, Scott, are not really fooled into thinking all is well. They give her just enough space to eventually crash and burn. After falling asleep and putting the baby in danger, Kristina's mother throws her out of the house. She says she'll take care of Hunter, and Kristina should take care of herself.

Like most addicts, Kristina fools herself into believing she can have it all. She manages to keep her job and find a place to live with the cousin of her latest love interest. Once again her life is filled with drugs, sex, and whatever she has to do to survive. At times there is hope of reconnecting with family, but each time Kristina can't cope with their expectations and ends up with less and less of their love and support.

For readers who followed Kristina's painful journey in CRANK, this next book will illustrate the power of meth to completely change and destroy a life and the lives of anyone connected with the addict. Hopkins speaks from personal experience, which creates a powerful, heart-wrenching, and all too real quality to her verse. As they say, it's a life you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. ( )

Its so touching, makes you never want to do the drug. The ending!! When she gets put in jail, and shes pregnant!! I wanted a happier ending. AHS/MB

Its really “crazy” it shows EVERYTHING she goes through and helps you understand her life and the life of a meth addict. It shows you everything that does/could happen if you let a drug take you over. Even thought people are ther for you, you may focus on things you think are more important. It was GREAT, it started right where Crank left off. AHS/KP

I loved everything. the main character doesn't really didn't really relate to me but my mom was addicted to "glass" at one point and it made me relize how fast it is to get hooked. But I LOVE this book and its sequel! :D

I liked that this book was written in a poem like matter. It really kept my attention. I also liked how it talked about a real life situation , and how it wasn't exactly the happiest ending, but it still ended happy. the reason because this girl was really good until she went to her dads and she became a hardcore druggy. Later she had a kid, but after having teh kid she went back to drugs. But later on she got busted by the cops and went to jail, and I think that scared her because she quit after going to jail. AHS/SD

After absolutely loving Crank I just had to get my hands on Glass to read more about Kristina’s story. I devoured the 688 pages in only a matter of a few hours. Glass is a powerful story about a young girl coping with being a teen mom, and also a drug addiction. We watch as she spirals out of control, and takes all these wrong turns and looses herself.

Glass left me wanting more, and I’m excited for the next book about Kristina George Snow to appear in 2010, titled Fallout. Ellen Hopkins is a powerful writer, and she speaks such volume with her words.

I love how all of Hopkins’ stories are told through verse and I believe that it gives them a much more powerful meaning. ( )