People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

Ellen Hopkin’s is known for her no-holds-barred approach to tackling tough issues facing today’s teens including drug addiction, depression, mental illness, prostitution, pregnancy, sexual abuse, PTSD/military life..and now guns/…. in “People Kill People – Guns just make it easier”.  She discuses how there’s a “collective human call toward violence” from the days of clubbing each other over territory to how easy it is to get a gun. She writes with the voice of “Violence” as the narrator. The book weaves the story of 6 lives affected by one gun… and each has their own voice in the book.  ellenhopkins.com

People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins

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