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=The Road Not Taken =

=​Alex K. " taking no chances means wasting your dreams." = (Crank)

Ellen Hopkins Timeline:
March 26, 1955: Ellen HOpkins was born 1956: Adopted by Albert Valeria Wagner 1956-1973: Lived in Palm Springs and attended private schools 1964: Published her first poem at age nine 1973: Studied journalism at UCSB and Crafton Hills College 1976: Hopkins, already married and the owner of a video store, had her first child at age 21. Two years later had her daughter 1984: Sold the video store 1985: Meet her future husband and moved to Tahoe October 19,1991 Ellen marries John Hopkins 2000: Ellen found her birth mother, Toni Chandler, and discovered she was a writer and poet October 2004: Releases "Crank", it reaches top ten best sellers list 2004-2010: Lives near Washoe Lake and stll writes poetry and publishes novels

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