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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.

Key facts about Impulse

Ellen Hopkins wrote Impulse, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2007. The book has 672 pages.

We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781416903574 to find the main one.

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

Additionally, Ellen Hopkins writes Crank, Burned 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 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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