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Lock and Key

Lock and Key

by Sarah Dessen

2008Child abuseFamiliesFamilyEmotional problemsJuvenile fiction
4.5
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"Ruby, where is your mother?"Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.That's how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn't seen in ten years, and Cora's husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site around. A luxurious house, fancy private school, a new wardrobe, the promise of college and a future—it's a dream come true. So why is Ruby such a reluctant Cinderella, wary and defensive? And why is Nate, the genial boy next door with some secrets of his own, unable to accept the help that Ruby is just learning to give?Best-selling author Sarah Dessen explores the heart of a gutsy, complex girl dealing with unforeseen circumstances and learning to trust again.

Themes & subjects

Child abuseFamiliesFamilyEmotional problemsJuvenile fictionAbandoned children
First published 2008

About the author

Sarah Dessen
Sarah Dessen

6 June 1970

Sarah Dessen is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over a dozen novels for teens, which have received numerous awards and rave reviews. Her books have been published in over thirty countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. She is the recipient of the 2017 Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association for outstanding contribution to young adult literature for her novels: Keeping the Moon, Dreamland, This Lullaby, The Truth about Forever, Just Listen, Along for the Ride, and What Happened to Goodbye. Her newest novel, The Rest of the Story, was released in June 2019. An NC native, she currently lives in Chapel Hill with her family. https://sarahdesse…

Author

Sarah Dessen

First published

2008

Pages

422

Read time

≈ 11h

Editions

5

Language

English

Publisher

Viking

ISBN

9780670010882

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