The theme of crank can connect to kids these days because of the way it is written. It is easy for kids to read and very easy for them to relate to it becuase the main character is a teen ager that falls into the wrong croud and gets into drugs. This happens to many teens in there life becuase of the friends they choose. The book is written in poem form which makes its really easy and fast to read which kids like. Kids these days do not want to read a book that is 200 pages but if it is set up like crank is they will read it because it does not take forever.