![]() ![]() Ruby begins to accept and settle into her new life. As the novel progresses, they grow closer together. Nate Cross, a fellow high school senior who lives next door, covers for Ruby. She tries to run away after learning that she will have to transfer to a new high school, but she’s discovered and stopped. She wears the key to her former home on a chain around her neck. Ruby’s not happy with this arrangement and finds it difficult to trust anyone. Jamie grew up in a close family and wants to share that type of life with Cora and Ruby. ![]() When Ruby’s mother abandons her, child services forces Ruby to live with Cora and her husband, dot-com millionaire Jamie Hunter. 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. Dessen frequently explores themes like changing personalities, emotional unavailability, and isolation. She is a repeat winner of the Margaret A. Her other works include her 1996 debut That Summer and New York Times best-seller Along for the Ride. Lock and Key is a 2008 young adult novel by American author Sarah Dessen. ![]()
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