Tricks is yet another great book by Ellen Hopkins, this time dealing with (as the title would suggest) prostitution, and how five teens from different home situations find themselves turning tricks. Ellen Hopkins doesn't just jump in to the point in their lives where they're prostitutes--she builds up their lives first, makes you feel connected to them, like they're real people, and shows that it can happen to anyone. More importantly, she stresses the importance of finding help, of getting out. Ellen Hopkins does a wonderful job of showing the horrors of prostitution without any victim blaming and while still reassuring that there is hope, and there is a way out.