Sunday, July 13, 2008

Impulse By: Ellen Hopkins

3 Kids
1 Goal- to get better
Tony has had a painful childhood where even his parents didn't believe in him. Tony is gay and because of his painful past he takes prescription drugs, painkillers mostly, to try to stop the pain.

Venessa's Mother is bipolar and her father is off fighting in the war which leaves her with he Grandmother. Venessa's Grandmother is the sweetest lady but the pain of living with her bipolar mother still haunts Venessa and to try to stop the haunting memories she cuts herself.

Conner seems like he has the perfect life on the outside but he is constantaly pushed by his parents to be perfect and achieve as higly as his sister. When the pressures get to be over the top Conner can't deal with it any longer so he puts a gun to his chest and shoots himself but lives.

When the paths of Tony, Venessa, and Conner are intertwined at Aspen Springs Rehab Center for people like Tony, Venessa, and Conner you never know what could happen.

But the real question is who will live to go home??

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