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Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
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Lock and Key (edition 2009)

by Sarah Dessen

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When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.
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Title:Lock and Key
Authors:Sarah Dessen
Info:Speak (2009), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 432 pages
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This was a book I’ve been meaning to reread for a loooong time. And it held up!! It’s still officially one of my favorite Sarah Dessen books. I wish YA were still this good, I might still be reading it if it was. Also, A on audio. All her books really translate well into audiobooks. ( )
  Michelle_PPDB | Mar 18, 2023 |
It's not my favorite Sarah Dessen but it is still really good! Nate is a good typical boyfriend with the lovely, wild Ruby counterpart. ( )
  ALeighPete | Mar 10, 2023 |
This story was well-written and fast paced. It kept me turning the pages. However, I expect I'll have completely forgotten it in a few weeks. The plot was light and predictable and so were the characters, which is fine for a quick, fun read. I did think Ruby's mother was well-done and was sorry she didn't appear more prominently. The relationship between Ruby and her mother had depth unlike her other relationships from this part of her life which I felt were sidelined far too easily (even though Ruby does make a couple of half-hearted attempts to reconnect with her old friends). But while I thought the Ruby/ mother dynamic worked well, I found the Nate/dad relationship totally unconvincing. Besides, I couldn't work out how the dad was in financial hardship since there seemed to be a huge demand for his services and business was so successful that poor Nate was working round the clock. ( )
  MochaVonBee | Jan 21, 2023 |
Wonderful.
And hits too close to home for me.
Such a hopeful thing. Loved every moment.

There's a character from [b:This Lullaby|22205|This Lullaby|Sarah Dessen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397779294s/22205.jpg|132402], which makes it feel bigger and wider. Feels like a solid link between two wholes, somehow.

Outstanding book.
It made me think.
About various things.
Things like home and family and death and loss. Beginnings and Endings and everything in between.
That's what good books are all about. That's what I think. ( )
  QuirkyCat_13 | Jun 20, 2022 |
Ordered from BAMM 1/25/08. ( )
  tsmom1219 | Feb 24, 2022 |
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For Leigh Feldman, for seeing me through this time, every time. And to Jay, always waiting on the other side.
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"And finally," Jamie said as he pushed the door open, "we come to the main event. Your room."
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When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.

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Lock and Key is about girl named Ruby who has lived with her mom all her life. Then suddenly her mom leaves her and Ruby is forced to live with her sister Cora. Ruby is overwhelmed by all the fancy things that now surround her. Ruby, a complicated and independent girl, is reluctant to learn about the new world she lives in now. A close friend of hers is facing a similar situation like Ruby’s; will Ruby be able to give her friend the help that she never got?
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