Lock and Key
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Lock and Key

by Sarah Dessen

2008•Teen•422 pages

Taste attributes: teendramafamilywholesomelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agehuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, stirring book, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

"Ruby, where is your mother?"Ruby knows that the game is up. For the past few months, she's been on her own in the yellow house, managing somehow, knowing that her mother will probably never return.That's how she comes to live with Cora, the sister she hasn't seen in ten years, and Cora's husband Jamie, whose down-to-earth demeanor makes it hard for Ruby to believe he founded the most popular networking Web site...

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

TeenDramaFamilyComing of ageHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComplex relationship

Subjects

Child abuseFamiliesFamilyEmotional problemsJuvenile fictionAbandoned childrenYoung Adult FictionInterpersonal relations

Details

Author
Sarah Dessen
Published
2008
Pages
422
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