Burned · Book 1

Burned

Published
1 January 2006
Pages
532
ISBN-13
9781416903543
Type
novel
Cover of Burned

About this book

Ellen Hopkins opened the Burned series in 2006 with the titular first book, a 532-page verse novel following Pattyn Von Stratten, the oldest of six daughters in a strict Mormon household, whose summer at her aunt's Nevada ranch and first taste of freedom ends in tragedy. It became one of Hopkins's most frequently challenged books for its treatment of abuse and sexuality.

Key facts about Burned

Ellen Hopkins wrote Burned, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2006. The book has 532 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781416903543 to find the main one.

Burned is book 1 of 2 in the Burned series. The series has 2 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Ellen Hopkins writes Crank, Impulse and Tricks, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our young_adult and fiction shelves. Meanwhile, Sync is the latest published Ellen Hopkins book on file, from 2024.

About Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkins was born March 26, 1955, in Long Beach, California, and studied at Crafton Hills College, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the Institute of Children's Literature. See every Ellen Hopkins book in order.

Its place in Burned

Burned is book 1 in the Burned series. It is followed by Smoke. See the full Burned reading order.

Pattyn Von Stratten is the oldest of six daughters in a strict Mormon household ruled by a violent, controlling father. Sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer as punishment for asking too many questions, she falls in love with a boy named Ethan and gets her first real taste of a life outside her father's control -- one that ends in tragedy in Burned (2006). Smoke , the sequel, picks up the aftermath: told in alternating voices between Pattyn, on the run from the law and grieving Ethan and the child she…

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