The Life of Ellen Hopkins By EJ12276 Mar 26, 1955 Ellen Hopkins was born Ellen Hopkins Oct 20, 1969 Ellen attended high school in Santa Ynez Valley Santa Ynez Valley Jan 1, 1985 Ellen Hopkins Married John Hopkins Jan 1, 1990 Ellen Began Her Writing Career Jan 1, 2002 Ellens daughter started using meth, inspiring her first book. Ellen Hopkins Bio Jan 1, 2004 Ellen's First book "Crank" came out CrankCrank Aug 21, 2007 Ellen released "Glass" Glass Sep 14, 2010 Ellen's book "Fallout" came out Fallout