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Fallout is the third in the Crank series by Ellen Hopkins. The Crank series is a series of books about Kristina Snow, a young girl who while visiting her drug addicted father, was introduced to crank, crystal meth. Although Kristina tried repeatedly to break the addiction, she failed and continues to be an addict. Fallout focuses on three of Kristina's five children.

Hunter is nineteen and has what appears to be a good life. The eldest of Kristina's five children, Hunter was adopted by Kristina's parents, author Marie Haskins and her second husband, Scott. Hunter is in college and has a wonderful girlfriend, Nikki, whom he loves very much. However, Hunter is haunted by his genetic past, aware that his mother claims his father raped her. Hunter wonders if it is possible to inherit such a gene, to become a rapist...