# Books like Crank

**10** books similar to *Crank* by Ellen Hopkins (Verse Novel · grades 9–12), matched on shared themes, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** addiction, family, identity, consequences
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## Similar books

- [Impulse](https://readinglist.school/book/impulse) by Ellen Hopkins _(Grades 9–12)_ — Is by Ellen Hopkins, the same author, overlapping grades (9–12), and the same era (2000s).
- [Louder Than Hunger](https://readinglist.school/book/louder-than-hunger) by John Schu _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of identity, same genre (Verse Novel), and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [American Born Chinese](https://readinglist.school/book/american-born-chinese) by Gene Luen Yang _(530L · Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Life of Pi](https://readinglist.school/book/life-of-pi) by Yann Martel _(830L · Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood](https://readinglist.school/book/persepolis) by Marjane Satrapi _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (9–12).
- [Unwind](https://readinglist.school/book/unwind) by Neal Shusterman _(Grades 8–12)_ — Shares themes of identity and overlapping grades (8–12).
- [Everything We Never Had](https://readinglist.school/book/everything-we-never-had) by Randy Ribay _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings](https://readinglist.school/book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings) by Maya Angelou _(1070L · Grades 10–12)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (10–12).
- [Never Thought I'd End Up Here](https://readinglist.school/book/never-thought-id-end-up-here) by Ann Liang _(Grades 7–12)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (7–12).
- [Shut Up, This Is Serious](https://readinglist.school/book/shut-up-this-is-serious) by Carolina Ixta _(Grades 9–12)_ — Shares themes of family and identity and overlapping grades (9–12).

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