I LOVE THIS BOOK. this was the first book i read by Sarah Dessenand she is my FAVORITE author of ALL TIME!!!!!!! she is awesome. i've read almost all her books and reccommend her books all the time to my friends.

Love this book it's on of her best work!It has everything i love in a book! not the rude bits like but!

This book was exceptional , i think kids 13 and up would be able to read it. It does talk about some intense things so parents be ware. I do actually recommend this book.

I love it! Although not all Sarah Dessen novels are appropriate for tweens, this one is all right. Ruby is a troubled teen and uses drugs and alcahol to escape from her disturbing world. She has sex with her boyfriend because she's so distressed (not explicit), but later cuts ties with him. She turns her life around, into something worth living in. She has a supporting sister and brother in law. Not only does she change through the course of the book, but she helps her neighbor, who is being hit by his own father. A great book, but only read if you are mature.

I love Shara Dessens books. She writes them like the main character would be telling them and i find them very down to earth. Lock and Key is a great story and tells how someone might cope with their mother leaving them. I think Ruby relates to Nate and Find them a great match. I absolutely love this book.

Good book

I loved this book! The main character, Ruby, goes through a lot of hardships and problems. It might be kind of upsetting to younger kids that Ruby was abandoned by her mother when she was underage. Very inspiring.

I really enjoyed this book, Sarah Dessen is a very inspirational writer. I think that kids under 14 won't really understand what some of it means though, because it's got things in it that older teens relate too not younger teens. Basically at the end of the book all the characters contribute too each other in some way.

I loved this book. It had some bad language though, and in one scene to make herself feel better, she gets drunk. There is also a few flirts that may not be good for children, but overall, a GREAT novel.