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Impulse · Book 1

Impulse

by Ellen Hopkins

Published
1 January 2007
Pages
672
ISBN-13
9781416903574
Type
novel

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About this book

Ellen Hopkins's 2007 verse novel Impulse, at 672 pages, tells the intertwined story of three teenagers who meet at the psychiatric hospital Aspen Springs -- Vanessa, a cutter; Tony, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse; and Conner, a golden boy hiding a darker home life -- from all three perspectives.

Its place in Impulse

Impulse is book 1 in the Impulse series. It is followed by Perfect. See the full Impulse reading order.

Three teenagers meet at Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital, each after a suicide attempt: Vanessa, a cutter; Tony, sexually abused as a child; and Conner, a seemingly perfect golden boy hiding a darker home life. Impulse tells their intertwined story in verse from all three perspectives. Perfect , the companion novel, steps outside the hospital to follow Conner's twin sister Cara and three of her friends, each chasing an impossible idea of perfection that's quietly destroying them. The two books share the same…

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