LOCK AND KEY: Sarah Dessen: Viking: Young Adult: 422 pages When 17-year-old Ruby’s mother abandons her, she’s sent to live with the sister she hasn’t seen in 10 years and her sister’s wealthy husband. The transition from caring for herself in a rundown house to attending private school and becoming part of a functional family overwhelms Ruby and it takes a host of new people—including a popular neighbor boy, an eccentric jewelry artist, and a 12-year-old calculus prodigy—to help Ruby find a place in her new situation.
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I have read several books by Sarah Dessen, and although this was not my favorite, it was a good story. I really appreciate how Sarah Dessen takes real issues and allows the characters to work through these difficult situations and come out on top.
I loved this novel by Sarah Dessen. Her teenager characters are always complicated and face real life issues. I would have liked a bigger peek into Ruby's life at her new school. I thought she was appropriately emotionally reserved considering her relationship with her mother. I found the big sister, Cora, a fascinating character. I would love for Dessen to write a novel from Cora's point of view. Ruby was lucky to have someone in her life to catch her when she fell.
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