Tricks

"When all choice is taken from you, life becomes a game of survival."

Five teenagers from different parts of the country. Three girls. Two guys. Four straight. One gay. Some rich. Some poor. Some from great families. Some with no one at all. All living their lives as best they can, but all searching...for freedom, safety, community, family, love. What they don't expect, though, is all that can happen when those powerful little words "I love you" are said for all the wrong reasons.

Five moving stories remain separate at first, then interweave to tell a larger, powerful story -- a story about making choices, taking leaps of faith, falling down, and growing up. A story about kids figuring out what sex and love are all about, at all costs, while asking themselves, "Can I ever feel okay about myself?"

A brilliant achievement from New York Times best-selling author Ellen Hopkins -- who has been called "the bestselling living poet in the country" by mediabistro.com -- Tricks is a book that turns you on and repels you at the same time. Just like so much of life. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; Good book but graphic.; Am a huge Ellen Hopkins fan so I was looking forward to her new book "Tricks". It's a good book but felt the book was quite graphic. Amazon says it's aimed at ages 9-12. I would say that is way too young for this book. Definitely 15+....; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-07-2009; Page turner; What a fantastic holiday read! One extremely practical advantage was that the chapters are quite short (very handy when your kids are having a short nap!). Although this story is far-removed from my life, the author made me believe I was...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-04-2009; Courtesy of Teens Read Too; Eden, Ginger, Cody, Seth, and Whitney are teens whose life circumstances have taken them to an increasingly common yet horrible place. Simple survival is their motivation for selling sex for money.Eden never thought about sex. Raised by...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-03-2009; perhaps her best yet; While (or maybe because) Tricks does, like Hopkins' other books, touch on controversial subjects, I believe this book is a great read for teenagers. The ideas about love and sex in this book - what happens when you search for it...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-20-2009; Good book but graphic.; Am a huge Ellen Hopkins fan so I was looking forward to her new book "Tricks". It's a good book but felt the book was quite graphic. Amazon says it's aimed at ages 9-12. I would say that is way too young for this book. Definitely 15+....; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-01-2009; a big disappointment; I am a huge fan of Ellen Hopkins. I have all of her books. I like her previous subjects the best. I do not care for this subject at all. I stopped reading it almost half way through. I stopped reading it for personal reasons. Plus I am...; read full review | report as inappropriate