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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