Ellen Hopkins Books in Order

Ellen Hopkins has written 44 books, published between 2000 and 2024. The first book is Tarnished Legacy (2000) and the newest is Sync (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
2000–2024
Confirmed
44 of 44 titles
Pages on record
9,664 in 33 of 44 books
Reading time
161–242 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,664 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200300 words a minute, covering the 33 of 44 titles with a page count on record.

Photo of Ellen Hopkins, author

Ellen Hopkins, born March 26, 1955, is a novelist with several New York Times bestselling titles, read largely by a teenage and young adult audience. Novels in verse are a recorded form in the catalogue, which takes in family problems, emotional problems and interpersonal relations. Hopkins also has a nonfiction strand for younger readers, and the earliest catalogued titles include Air Devils (2000), Orcas: High Seas Supermen (2000), Freshwater Fishing (2001) and The Thunderbirds (2001). The 44 catalogued books span 2000 to 2024 and take in the Crank, Burned and Tricks series.

How many Ellen Hopkins books are there?

Ellen Hopkins has 44 books, released between 2000 and 2024. They include 5 separate series.

Ellen Hopkins Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Ellen Hopkins books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Tarnished LegacyEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #12000 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200064
  2. 2
    Air DevilsEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #22000 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200064
  3. 3
    Orcas: High Seas SupermenEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #32000 · 64 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200064
  4. 4
    Canopies in the CloudsEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #42001 · 68 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200168
  5. 5
    The ThunderbirdsEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #52001 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200148
  6. 6
    The Golden KnightsEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #62001 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200148
  7. 7
    Countdown to YesterdayEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #72001 · 72 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200172
  8. 8
    Fly FishingEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #82001 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200148
  9. 9
    Freshwater FishingEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #92001 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200148
  10. 10
    United States Special ForcesEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #102002 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200248
  11. 11
    Storming the SkiesEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #112003 · confirmed 3/4
    2003
  12. 12
    U.S. Armed ForcesEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #122003 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200348
  13. 13
    CrankCrank #12004 · 537 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004537
  14. 14
    Mysteries in SpaceEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #132004 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200448
  15. 15
    Inside a StarEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #142004 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200448
  16. 16
    Lights in the SkyEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #152004 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200448
  17. 17
    TelescopesEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #162004 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200448
  18. 18
    Are We Alone?Ellen Hopkins Non-Fiction #172004 · 48 pages · confirmed 3/4
    200448
  19. 19
    BurnedBurned #12006 · 532 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2006532
  20. 20
    ImpulseImpulse #12007 · 672 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007672
  21. 21
    GlassCrank #22007 · 681 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2007681
  22. 22
    IdenticalEllen Hopkins Standalone Novels #12008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  23. 23
    United States Air ForceEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #182008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  24. 24
    U. S. Air Force Fighting VehiclesEllen Hopkins Non-Fiction #192008 · confirmed 3/4
    2008
  25. 25
    TricksTricks #12009 · confirmed 3/4
    2009
  26. 26
    FalloutCrank #32010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010
  27. 27
    PerfectImpulse #22011 · 622 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011622
  28. 28
    TrianglesEllen Hopkins Standalone Novels #22011 · 529 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011529
  29. 29
    TiltEllen Hopkins Standalone Novels #32012 · 608 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012608
  30. 30
    CollateralEllen Hopkins Standalone Novels #42012 · 496 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2012496

Ellen Hopkins series in order

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.

Ellen Hopkins books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Ellen Hopkins Non-Fiction

21 books

21 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Ellen Hopkins Standalone Novels

12 books

12 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.

Burned in order

2 books
  1. 1. Burned
  2. 2. Smoke

Impulse in order

2 books
  1. 1. Impulse
  2. 2. Perfect

Tricks in order

2 books
  1. 1. Tricks
  2. 2. Traffick

Love Lies Beneath in order

2 books
  1. 1. Love Lies Beneath
  2. 2. A Sin Such as This

Ellen Hopkins Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Ellen Hopkins books run from Tarnished Legacy (2000) to Sync (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ellen Hopkins in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Ellen Hopkins books in order?

You only need to read Ellen Hopkins books in order within each series: the books listed here span 5 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

What order should you read Ellen Hopkins books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with Crank (2004), the first Crank book. The earliest catalogued title overall is Tarnished Legacy (2000).

What is the newest Ellen Hopkins book?

Sync (2024) is the newest Ellen Hopkins book released so far.

Is there a new Ellen Hopkins book coming?

No next Ellen Hopkins book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Ellen Hopkins has won

Wikidata records 1 award for Ellen Hopkins. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • member of the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame2015Won

Ellen Hopkins at a glance

Still publishing
Ellen Hopkins published a book as recently as 2024.
Release pace
Ellen Hopkins books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
9,664 pages across the 33 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 303 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ellen Hopkins books, 25 of 44, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ellen Hopkins books are about

33 of the 44 Ellen Hopkins books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: juvenile literature is tagged on 12 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.