Names characters book crank

Once youre aware of character type, youll find yourself noticing it more and more in what you read and watch. Kristina is introduced to the drug while visiting her largely absent and neerdowell father. Ahmed adoodie i made a doodie from the simpsons al b. Bree leads kristina to the point of selfdestruction. If shown, the year indicates when the book was first published. This character is the happy go lucky part of kristinas personality whom kristina believes to be the core of her own personality. Crank takes place the summer before and during the protagonist kristinas junior year of high school. This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from fictional books. Hi, my name is michael waldron, i recently read the book crank by ellen hopkins.

Hilarious names for prank calls prank ideas central. Unusual character names for writers kindle edition by. My memories of its contents were so hazy i couldnt even remember kristinas middle name. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the. Turns out that those pranks were inspired by another series of prank phone calls made to the tube bar. Feb 15, 2018 there are some types of characters that every story must have.

Zienya ill be seeing you al beback ill be back al depantzeu ill depants you al e. Crank is a novel by ellen hopkins published in 2004. This study guide consists of approximately 46 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of crank. He is a determined, brave boy whom group b is supposed kill. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Literature is such wonderfully rich hunting ground for names. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Crank 2006 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Another major theme is coming of age, as critics say adolescence is a time of conflict and contradiction, clearly seen in the conflicted character kristinabree in crank. Identical, impulse and burn are likewise amongst the top ten bestselling lists but are completely about diverse subjects. By keeping separate cards for first and last names, you can combine as needed.

This character begins doing drugs during a court ordered visit to her father. Our name generator allows you to create a name with up to five components, so a name can be short and sweet or doublebarrelled and swanky. Some of my favorite character names there, including atticus and holden. To see more of it, click the links below for specific letters, or click the next or prev links. The phone book will not only give you thousands of last names, but you can also read first names and get a feel for what names work well with each last name. So he flies halfway across the country to search for inspiration, without telling anyone where hes going. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it. Some of my favorite character names there, including atticus.

She has one sister, leigh, and one halfbrother, jake. These first names are used in canada, australia, new zealand, the united states and south africa. The book is required reading in many high schools, as well as many drug and drug court programs. It is based loosely on the real life addictions of her daughter to crystal meth.

While under the influence of the monster, kristina discovers her sexy. Smoking crank creates an instant friendship between the two. In some cases, as with chronicles of narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series. Ive compiled both the simpsons and the tube bars calls plus many others into one great big list for your reading pleasure.

This book deals with many adult situations that our kids are being exposed to and what could happen and did happen to the main character if they follow the. Her name came off a length of pvc tubing i saw in a lumber yard, shipped in from north carolina. However, the book has been banned in many locations due to complaints that the book s depictions of drug use. Ellen hopkins is a celebrated name among young adult novel writers. Kristina begins doing drugs during a court ordered visit to her father.

Writing adolescent fictioncharacter namesboys wikibooks. Her first novel, crank, released in 2004 and quickly became a wordofmouth sensation, garnering praise from teens and critics alike. The gone is another term used for a stage of viral progression in those infected, when. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. In it, a young couple contemplates names for their soontobeborn baby boy. In playa perdida, one of my favorite characters is charlotte pipe.

They share only a predisposition for addiction and a host of troubled feelings toward the mother who barely knows them, a mother who has been riding with the monster, crank, for 20 years. Unlike his best friend crake, jimmy has a depth of understanding that extends beyond the pragmatic realities of scientific knowledge. Crank yankers tv series 20022020 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Moms tend to be pretty complicated characters in books with young female protagonists. Also note that subcategories are sorted alongside articles, so not all subcategories are visible on the first page. Matilda in the roald dahl book was one of my favorite characters when i was little. The scorch trials study guide contains a biography of james dashner, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. How to make a good last name for characters in a book. If you still have access to a phone book check your grandmothers house, let your fingers do the walking until you find a few names that. Crank is a 2006 american action film written and directed by mark neveldine and brian taylor in their directorial debuts and starring jason statham, amy smart and jose pablo cantillo. From holden caulfield to hazel lancaster, literature is packed with troubled teenage characters adam. A bit about what will happen he quits his job because he finds it boring, and he needs inspiration to write. Instead they talk about themselves, what theyve been up to, what theyre going to do next, as if youre a photo on the wall. Thirdly it would be chase wagner one of her boyfriends.

Your native english characters in britain will have english surnames, and english surnames will also be the predominant surname stock for characters in australia and new zealand, and, to a lesser extent, canada. To find unique names for your characters, check movie credits or a mythology book for something unique. In the first tier are the top 200 names among boys of high school age in the past few decades. The gone is another term used for a stage of viral progression in those infected, when a person is past humanity and has lost what sanity they had. Adam is dating a girl named lince, and betrays her by seeing breekristina. Crank is a slang term for someone infected with the flare virus. There are some types of characters that every story must have. This is a book about a girl addicted to crank, and kristina snorts it, smokes it, and even injects it. And it got me thinking about the names in my book, and how i came to select them. This is the term that hopkins gives to the drug crank.

Knowing what role your characters play in your story helps you to refine your plot, choose your narrative. His talents are largely unappreciated in his world and. The hunky lifeguard kristinabree hits on at her dads company picnic might look like a pretty. With over 220,000 names in our database, you can also specify language, nationality and other factors to give your. It seems that the poison in chelios body has worn off, but retains the gimmick of the first installment. Read crank online by ellen hopkins books free 30day trial. He led his people until a female planeswalker summoned him and his high court to fight a duel. Id say the other two boyfriends adam or buddy and brendan are semimain characters. Gator alligator al gorerhythm algorithm al kaseltzer alkaseltzer al kickurass ill kick your ass al killeu ill kill you al koholic alcoholic. The hunger games by suzanne collins, beastly by alex flinn, you wish by mandy hubbard, typhoon by mcm, kim by rudyard kipling. High voltage of course, no one can beat chev chelios, the only possible character name for a liveaction grand theft auto character who has. Book name ideas 120 book names 2140 book names 4160 book names 6180 book names 81100 book names 101120 book names 121140 book names 141160 book names 161180 book names 181200 book names 201220 book names 221240 book names 241260 book names 261280 book names 280 book names 3020 book names 3240 book names 3460 book names.

Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Boomer is currently one of the most popular names for a male dog in the united states. For example, the main characters name is kristina, but she is also known as bree. Thats a bit vague and allows for a lot of characters to be included, but i tried to go for those with the biggest roles, wherever possible. Writing a book can be challenging enough on its own. Please do not continue if you arent up to this kind of content. In crank, ellen hopkins chronicles the turbulent and often disturbing rela. But he never publishes anything he writes, despite how incredible it is. Although thomas faces many dilemmas, he is able to solve them in a smart, quick way that enables him to stay. Coming up with last names for your characters can also be surprisingly tricky. Crank was the first goblin king of ulgrotha at koskun keep.

Thomas is the protagonist of the series and of the scorch trials. Feb 06, 2020 for truly random last names, pick up a phone book or book of baby names. These include novels, short stories, graphic novels and comic books. Crank yankers inspired dog names popular male and female. Although this is in reality an object and not a person, hopkins writes about this drug as if it had the characteristics of a person. As a matter of fact, were going to look at four issues concerning character names. She is a straighta honor roll student and is court ordered to visit her father for three weeks. Remember, dont choose names that start with the same letter. Often times he finds himself alone in his thoughts.

Kristina georgia snow is the main character and narrator of this novel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kristina snow is the main character who gets addicted to crystal meth. Kristinas stepfather may be more reliable and generally a. Jimmy is a word person living in a society filled of highly logical, scientifically oriented people. Crank quotes by ellen hopkins meet your next favorite book. The first is adam buddy, whom she met while visiting her. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted.

Kinetica is a futuristic racing game where people wear motorcycle like suits in which they race. After, life was great, at least for a little while. Boomer is a name that means a fullgrown kangaroo, and, you might be surprised at how fitting this name is for an energetic dog who loves adventure and is just a tad prone to mischief. You might consider adam the one who starts it allafter all, it is meeting him on the steps.

This book really revolves around the main character brees life. With over 220,000 names in our database, you can also specify language, nationality and other factors to give your character the perfect name. Who are the main characters in the book crank by ellen. You can then use this awareness to study that character and see what elements you can use in your own writing. You can then use this awareness to study that character and see what. This character, also known as buddy, is the boy whom kristina begins dating while she is visiting her father in albuquerque. There she meets adamand crank and quickly becomes a different personbreeto be exact. High voltage of course, no one can beat chev chelios, the only possible character name for a liveaction grand theft auto character who has to inhale coke and.

Hunter, autumn, and summer three of kristina snows five children live in different homes, with different guardians and different last names. In the second tier are other names you might run into more than once in your lifetime. This list of general boys names is divided into three lots. What i noticed at the readings was that everyone has a name story. Apr 19, 2009 the main character would be kristina bree. Read crank by ellen hopkins for free with a 30 day free trial.

And then they talk to one another, forgetting youve jsut flown in, forgetting youre in the backseat, forgetting theyve already said it all. The first is adam buddy, whom she met while visiting her father. And she smokes cigarettes, does ecstasy, smokes marijuana, and drinks coffee. Mar 07, 2015 the use of multiple names for multiple characters in so few pages should have never made it past an early draft. In her room, robyn explains the benefits of smoking crank, mainly that it gives you an incredible rush that wont cause you to be edgy and awake for days. The character can have a supporting role the challenge simply specified that the person has to play a sufficiently large role in the book and couldnt just be mentioned in passing. The follow up book of crank, entitled glass, also garnered huge acclaims from the reading public and has touched the lives of the readers across oceans and continents. Unusual character names for writers kindle edition by ferris, stewart. While a baby book wont have last names, some first names could be used as last names. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the authors imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. The common knowledge section now includes a series field. Name these fictional characters whose names start with the letter r.

A related issue that should have been addressed was the mention, by name, of a great number of different characters. The name crank is ranked on the 49,360th position of the most used names. How to make a good last name for characters in a book wikihow. She lives with her family in carson city, nevada, where she has founded ventana sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Character name beginning with x book talk librarything. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Ellens other bestselling novels include burned, impulse, glass, identical, tricks, and the upcoming fallout. If you still have access to a phone book check your grandmothers house, let your fingers do the walking until you find a few names that sound just right for your characters. Not only did many characters have several names, but there were a whole lot of characters dumped into the mix. Crank is ellen hopkins s first novel, and the first novel in the crank trilogy.