Lock and Key tells the story of seventeen-year-old Ruby Cooper, her alcohol- and drug-addicted mother, and Ruby’s sister, Cora, who left for college early in Ruby’s life. When Ruby’s mother abandons her, child services forces Ruby to live with Cora and her husband, dot-com millionaire Jamie Hunter. Jamie grew up in a close family and wants to share that type of life with Cora and Ruby. Ruby’s not happy with this arrangement and finds it difficult to trust anyone. She wears the key to her former home on a chain around her neck. She tries to run away after learning that she will have to transfer to a new high school, but she’s discovered and stopped. Nate Cross, a fellow high school senior who lives next door, covers for Ruby. As the novel progresses, they grow closer together. #sarahdessen#youngadult#romance#ya#fiction#realisticfiction#chicklit#contemporary#teen#paperback

ISBN: 0142414727