Lock and Key Award-winning author by Sarah Dessen (author)

Ruby Cooper likes to expect the worst. That way, she’s never disappointed. Abandoned by her mother and forced to leave the house she calls home, Ruby is facing too many changes. Her lonely world has been transformed into a life of luxury by her long lost sister, but all Ruby wants to do is leave. She can make it on her own. Even Nate, the gorgeous boy next door, can’t seem to change her mind. Will Ruby realise that first impressions don’t always count? And that sometimes people can surprise you, so it’s OK to let the closest ones in…

Product Details

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780141324937

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Date published

April 2nd, 2009

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 5.3; Upper years; 17.0 points

Other details

384 pages

Condition

New

Author/Illustrator

Sarah Dessen

Sarah Dessen graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with Highest Honors in Creative Writing. Her first novel, That Summer, was a 1997 ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She is also the author of Just Listen, The Truth About Forever and Lock and Key, which recently reached number 1 in the New York Times Bestseller list. Sarah Dessen lives in Durham, North Carolina.