This author has written many books that are fictional but deal with real life problems. So far I have only read a few. The first book she wrote was Crank, soon followed by Burn, Glass (the sequel to Crank), and Impulse. She has written many other books, but I have not had the chance to read these yet. So far I have only read Crank (fully), Burned (half of it), and Glass (about 3/4), (I have a hard time staying focused long enough to finish a lot of things...) But here is the description of the books if you want to check them out...

Crank:
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.

Burned:
Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer, where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home.

Glass:
In a powerful sequel to Crank, Kristina is determined to manage her addiction to crack in order to keep her newborn child, but when she is unable to manage her use of the drug and the pull becomes too strong, her greatest fears are quickly realized.

Impulse:
Three teens who meet at Reno, Nevada's Aspen Springs mental hospital after each has attempted suicide connect with each other in a way they never have with their parents or anyone else in their lives.