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//Lock and Key// by Sarah Dessen Reviewed by Hannah  Ruby was used to having to move around a lot and having a fairly unpredictable life. Her mother could disappear for days at a time, but that didn’t worry Ruby. When her mother disappears for months and doesn’t come back she thinks she’s doing fine living by herself. She tried to hide that her mother is gone but when her landlord finds her living on her own her life seems to turn upside down. Even though she was only a couple months away from turning 18 the state sent her to live with her sister, Cora, who had left years ago to escape her mother and abandoning her little sister for college. Cora had been successful after leaving she had a wonderful husband, a triumphant career, and an immense house. You’d think Ruby would love to start living the American dream but no she had never lived like that and didn’t want to start now. She tries to escape and go back to where she thinks she belongs but it backfires and she ends up going to a fancy private school, getting a job, finding friends, and maybe something serious with her neighbor Nate who might just have some secrets of his own.  //Lock and Key// is a wonderful book telling a story that will keep you reading until the last page. I would recommend this to any teen or young adult. //Sarah Dessen// really captures the feeling that any girl would feel going through Ruby’s situation. You’ll be able to picture everything happening with //Sarah Dessen’s// phenomenal use of imagery and emotional appeal.