Ellen Hopkins was born on March 26, 1955, in Long Beach, California. She was adopted at birth by Albert C. and Valeria Wagner, who were 72 and 42 then. She grew up in Palm Springs, California "in a neighborhood with movie stars, and entertainment icons, including Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, Kirk Douglas, and Arnold Palmer"(Ellen Hopkins). Growing up near this famous people made her realize that she wants to be famous like them and have tons of millions of adoring fans, but she didn't know what she wanted to do yet to become famous. She has learned a lot from her adoptive parents like …show more content…
She has tons of adoring fans that absolutely loves her. She has written poems and books forever. She is always writing and she has a contract that she needs to write 2 books a year. She is one of the New York Times best-selling authors, and her book has helped a lot of people. She contributed to the literature by really helping people know how to write great and what literary devices to use and how to write great poems. I seriously want her to live forever so that she could keep writing books that inspires everyone and helps change the world for the better. She is a great writer because of her life, her works, her talents, and without her this world's teenagers will still be using drugs and going the wrong way, but she helps these people go in the right path through her writing and that's what make her so