My book is Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen. The main character in Lock and Key is Ruby Cooper, she lived in a tiny house with her mom after her sister left for college and never came back. Ruby was almost 18 and she planned to move out because her mom was a heavy drinker and had a weird boyfriend but her mom left before she could. Ruby lived in that house for weeks without heat or water because she couldn't keep up with the bills and school. When the landlord finally found out her mom was gone, Ruby was sent to live with her sister Cora who she hadn’t seen in 10 years. Ruby’s life changes because of the people around her who help her change the way she thinks such as her traits, which are independent, secretive, and persuasive. Ruby is very independent,
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After school that same day, as she was walking to her house, Nate drove up and said “Let me guess,you don’t need a ride” and said “Nope” even though she was tired and the house was 6 miles away. Ruby was also secretive, she kept her private family stuff all to herself and avoided any questions that involved it. Before Ruby moved in with her sister she lived with her mom in an old rugged house and her mom just up and left her. Ruby stayed in the house her mom used to pay for with no water or heating for weeks without telling anyone or anyone noticing.Ruby is so secretive because she didn’t tell anyone anything, not even her best friend Peyton. Peyton had no clue where Ruby even lived. Ruby and Marshall had a on and off relationship and Peyton knew about this but everyone else thought that Ruby was single. Ruby’s mom taught her how to be very persuasive, but ruby used her new skill to do many things that weren’t always good. While Ruby stayed in that little house by herself she told a lot of lies to people. She lied for weeks to the landlord because her mom was gone and didn’t pay any bills but she told them stuff like, “she is working,” “she had a long night and is sleeping.” Also she used this skill of being persuasive to keep people from asking about her mom or Ruby’s life in
After school that same day, as she was walking to her house, Nate drove up and said “Let me guess,you don’t need a ride” and said “Nope” even though she was tired and the house was 6 miles away. Ruby was also secretive, she kept her private family stuff all to herself and avoided any questions that involved it. Before Ruby moved in with her sister she lived with her mom in an old rugged house and her mom just up and left her. Ruby stayed in the house her mom used to pay for with no water or heating for weeks without telling anyone or anyone noticing.Ruby is so secretive because she didn’t tell anyone anything, not even her best friend Peyton. Peyton had no clue where Ruby even lived. Ruby and Marshall had a on and off relationship and Peyton knew about this but everyone else thought that Ruby was single. Ruby’s mom taught her how to be very persuasive, but ruby used her new skill to do many things that weren’t always good. While Ruby stayed in that little house by herself she told a lot of lies to people. She lied for weeks to the landlord because her mom was gone and didn’t pay any bills but she told them stuff like, “she is working,” “she had a long night and is sleeping.” Also she used this skill of being persuasive to keep people from asking about her mom or Ruby’s life in