Ellen Hopkins

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellen Hopkins
Occupation	Young Adult Author
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1955(1955-03-26)
Age	69
Birthplace	Long Beach
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Pisces

Ellen Hopkins Biography

Ellen Hopkins is one of the most popular and richest Young Adult Author who was born on March 26, 1955 in Long Beach, California, United States. Young adult author whose works are about teenage struggles, and her most popular works include Crank, Burned, Glass and Tricks.

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Hopkins began her writing career in 1990. She started with nonfiction books for children, including “Air Devils” and “Orcas: High Seas Supermen”.

Hopkins was adopted by Albert and Valeria Wagner when they were 72 and 42, respectively. Her first poem was published in the Palm Springs Desert Sun when she was nine. She attended high school in Santa Ynez Valley and went on to study journalism at the Crafton Hills College and the University of California, Santa Barbara(UCSB) before dropping out to start a family and a business. She had two children; Jason and Cristal. When her marriage failed, she sold her business and began freelance work. Following her divorce, she had a daughter, Kelly, with a man she considered to be a ‘rebound’. He was abusive and kidnapped Kelly, keeping her in secrecy for three years. She was found later by his grandmother. Around 1991, she married John Hopkins, her current husband. They also adopted their daughter Cristal’s son, Orion. In 1990, Ellen Hopkins and her family moved to northern Nevada. During this time she decided to write for a living. She started out freelancing newspaper and magazine articles, then moved from there into children’s nonfiction.

She was married several occasions, including her wedding to John Hopkins in 1985.

Ellen Hopkins Net Worth

Ellen Hopkins is one of the richest Young Adult Author from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellen Hopkins 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was just nine when she first had her work published. It was a poem published in The Palm Springs Desert Sun.

She has written two adult novels, with the titles Triangles and Collateral.

Ellen Louise Hopkins (born March 26, 1955) is a novelist who has published several New York Times bestselling novels that are popular among the teenage and young adult audience.

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Who is Ellen Hopkins Dating?

According to our records, Ellen Hopkins married to John Hopkins. As of December 1, 2023, Ellen Hopkins’s is not dating anyone.

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Hopkins’ main inspiration comes from her daughter, Cristal. When asked how her daughter feels about Hopkins writing about her life, she stated, “First of all, the books are not only about her life. They are about my life, and the lives of our family members. The truth is… the story inside is universal. Addiction, of one kind or another, touches almost everyone. As I wrote, I understood the importance of the story. When she’s clean, my daughter understands its importance, too.” As of December 2014, Hopkins stated in her online journal that, “My relationship with my daughter, long tenuous, disintegrated completely.”

Facts & Trivia

Ellen Ranked on the list of most popular Young Adult Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ellen Hopkins celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

What order should I read the Ellen Hopkins books?

A: Glass is the sequel to Crank, so comes after. The others are totally different stories and can be read in any order. If it interests you, I wrote them in this order: Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass, Identical, Tricks.

Is Crank based on a true story?

Crank is a novel by Ellen Hopkins published in 2004. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of the author’s daughter to crystal meth.

What types of books does Ellen Hopkins write?

Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative.

Who is Ellen Hopkins daughter?

Daughters

How many books are in the Ellen Hopkins Series?

Books