{"id":96,"date":"2023-11-11T18:11:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-11T18:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/?page_id=96"},"modified":"2023-11-21T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T15:10:49","slug":"tilt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/?page_id=96","title":{"rendered":"TILT"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tilt_9781416983316_hr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"405\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tilt_9781416983316_hr.jpg 405w, https:\/\/ellenhopkinsbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/tilt_9781416983316_hr-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/>ABOUT THE BOOK<\/h3>\n<p>Witnessing the fallout from the poor choices their parents make and the lies adults tell themselves, three teens are clinging to the last remnants of the secure and familiar world in which they\u2019ve grown up. But the ground is shifting. What was once clear is now confused. Everything is tilting.Mikayla is sure she\u2019s found the love her parents seem to have lost, but is suddenly weighing nearly impossible choices in the wake of dashed expectations. Shane has come out, unwilling to lie anymore about who he is, but finds himself struggling to keep it all under control in the face of first love and a horrific loss. Harley, a good girl just seeking new experiences, never expects to hurtle towards self-destructive extremes in order to define who she is and who she wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by teen characters first introduced in her adult novel, Triangles, Ellen Hopkins crafts a wrenching story that explores the ways we each find the strength we need to hold on when our world\u2019s been tilted completely off its axis.<\/p>\n<h3>BOOK TRAILER<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TILT Trailer\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cwuvl1mzwXM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>BOOK EXCERPT<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<div  class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-30 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div  class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h5>TILT<\/h5>\n<p>Should the sun beat<br \/>\nsummer too fiercely<br \/>\nthrough your afternoon<br \/>\nwindow, you can<br \/>\nslant<br \/>\nthe blinds to temper<br \/>\nheat and scatter light,<br \/>\nsifting shadows this way<br \/>\nand that with a<br \/>\nlean<br \/>\nof slats. And if candor<br \/>\nstrikes too forcefully,<br \/>\nstep back, draw careful<br \/>\nbreath and consider the<br \/>\nangle<br \/>\nyour words must take<br \/>\nbefore you open<br \/>\nyour mouth, let them leak<br \/>\nout. Because once you<br \/>\ntilt the truth,<br \/>\nit becomes a lie.<br \/>\nMikayla<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-30 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div  class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h5>MY WORLD TILTED<\/h5>\n<p>Completely off its axis the night<br \/>\nI hooked up with Dylan Douglas.<br \/>\nIt was New Year\u2019s Eve\u2014five<br \/>\nmonths ago\u2014so maybe part of that<br \/>\nearth-sway had something to do with<br \/>\nthe downers, weed and cheap beer,<br \/>\na dizzying combo on an empty stomach.<br \/>\nWhat I know for sure is, when he came<br \/>\nslinking up like a cougar\u2014all tawny<br \/>\nand temperamental\u2014something inside<br \/>\nme shifted. Something elemental.<br \/>\nI, probably the oldest prude in my whole<br \/>\njunior class, transformed into vamp.<br \/>\nWhen he smiled at me\u2014me!\u2014I knew<br \/>\nI had to make him mine. I would<br \/>\nhave done anything. Turned out, all<br \/>\nI had to do was smile back. Just like<br \/>\nthat, we belonged to each other.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-30 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div  class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h5>LOVING SOMEONE<\/h5>\n<p>That much\u2014so much he means<br \/>\nmore to you than anything\u2014changes<br \/>\nthings. You lose friends, because<br \/>\nyou\u2019d rather be with him than with them.<br \/>\nI\u2019ve always been popular. Cheerleader.<br \/>\nJunior class president. Homecoming<br \/>\nprincess. All the girls wanted to hang<br \/>\nwith me. One was even a stalker.<br \/>\nNow, they still smile and say hello,<br \/>\nbut the only ones who I\u2019m really close<br \/>\nto are Audrey and Emily. Both of them<br \/>\nhave sleepover boyfriends, at least when<br \/>\ntheir parents aren\u2019t home. That\u2019s another<br \/>\nthing love changes\u2014your relationship<br \/>\nwith your parental units. It becomes<br \/>\nthem versus you, as if they\u2019re afraid<br \/>\nof losing you. Jealous of the person<br \/>\nwho can make that happen. News flash,<br \/>\nMom and Dad. I\u2019ll be eighteen in a few<br \/>\nmonths. You\u2019ve already lost me.:<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>REVIEW FOR TILT<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>REVIEWS FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY:<\/p>\n<p>In this companion to Hopkins\u2019s adult book, Triangles (2011), the author offers a gripping novel-in-verse about teens whose lives shift dramatically because of sex. High school junior Mikayla is in love, but her relationship with her boyfriend is tested when she gets pregnant. Shane, 16, is dating a boy with HIV and coping with his four-year-old sister\u2019s incurable illness. Harley, a freshman, starts experimenting with drinking and drugs, as an older boy pressures her to have sex. Readers unfamiliar with Triangles may have trouble tracking the characters\u2019 interlinked relationships, but Hopkins\u2019s many fans will find plenty of authenticity, especially in Harley\u2019s story (\u201cI\u2019m Running\/ With a fast crowd and I\u2019m not\/ sure how I got here&#8230; I never expected to go\/ this far\u201d), and appreciate the author\u2019s clever touches (the closing words\/lines of the three narrators\u2019 sections lead into single-page poems from the POV of other key characters). While these stories are not quite as compelling as those in Hopkins\u2019s previous books, readers will likely move through this installment just as quickly. Ages 14\u2013up. Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. (Sept) \u2014Publishers Weekly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABOUT THE BOOK Witnessing the fallout from the poor choices their parents make and the lies adults tell themselves, three teens are clinging to the last remnants of the secure and familiar world in which they\u2019ve grown up. But the ground is shifting. What was once clear is now confused. Everything is tilting.Mikayla is sure she\u2019s found the love her parents seem to have lost, but is suddenly weighing nearly impossible choices in the wake of dashed expectations. Shane has come out, unwilling to lie anymore about who he is, but finds himself struggling to keep it all under control in the face of first love and a horrific loss. Harley, a good girl just seeking new experiences, never expects to hurtle towards self-destructive extremes in order to define who she is and who she wants to be. Inspired by teen characters first introduced in her adult novel, Triangles, Ellen Hopkins crafts a wrenching story that explores the ways we each find the strength we need to hold on when our world\u2019s been tilted completely off its axis. BOOK TRAILER BOOK EXCERPT REVIEW FOR TILT REVIEWS FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY: In this companion to Hopkins\u2019s adult book, Triangles (2011), the author offers a gripping novel-in-verse about teens whose lives shift dramatically because of sex. High school junior Mikayla is in love, but her relationship with her boyfriend is tested when she gets pregnant. Shane, 16, is dating a boy with HIV and coping with his four-year-old sister\u2019s incurable illness. Harley, a freshman, starts experimenting with drinking and drugs, as an older boy pressures her to have sex. Readers unfamiliar with Triangles may have trouble tracking the characters\u2019 interlinked relationships, but Hopkins\u2019s many fans will find plenty of authenticity, especially in Harley\u2019s story (\u201cI\u2019m Running\/ With a fast crowd and I\u2019m not\/ sure how I got here&#8230; I never expected to go\/ this far\u201d), and appreciate the author\u2019s clever touches (the closing words\/lines of the three narrators\u2019 sections lead into single-page poems from the POV of other key characters). While these stories are not quite as compelling as those in Hopkins\u2019s previous books, readers will likely move through this installment just as quickly. Ages 14\u2013up. Agent: Laura Rennert, Andrea Brown Literary Agency. 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