will she let anyone from this new environment in?

Ruby, 17, lived with her mother. They often moved to avoid angry landlords and did not always get along, but they made due

with what they had. Each other.

One day, without any notice to Ruby, her mother was gone. She had done this many times before but weeks went past without

her return. Ruby was left to live alone in their small country house.

Ruby was determined to survive on her own until her mother returned, or at least until her 18th birthday when she no longer needed a legal guardian. Living on her own was difficult, trying to balance housework, school, and a job, but she thought she

could handle it.

After many weeks her mother had not returned and seemed to be gone for good. One day the landlords came to check on the

house and figured out Ruby was living on her own. They reported her.

Ruby had to move in with her sister, Cora, and her successful husband, Jaime. She had never met him before. Now Ruby was

in a new town, house, and school on top of the fact that her mother had abandoned her.

The change was drastic, and all Ruby wanted to do was take care of herself and go back to her old life.

One night Ruby received help from an unexpected source, the cute neighbor next store that covered for her. She does not

understand his help.

Will she let anyone from this new environment in?

Will she

move forward?

Will she

make new

friends?

Will she

make amends

with her sister?

Will she

accept herself?

You will have to read it to find out!

The humor intermixed with the serious issues in this story make it a page turner that you will

not want to put down!

Other Sarah Dessen Novels

Other Sarah Dessen Novels

Image Sources:Slide 1: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/lockandkey_11-220x330.jpgSlide 2: http://cgny.davlerstatic.com/uploads2/44689/teenage-girl.jpgSlide 3: http://www.houses.com/SiteNewsArticles/MainImages/dc8a7fa5-f149-45e8-b020-1059c6fdbaf2.jpgSlide 4: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3421/5831482355_669784dfff_z.jpgSlide 5: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_sZpjG30y2OA/Ske-0u9mltI/AAAAAAAAGWk/T2eXPilFzd4/IMG_5578_thumb.jpgSlide 6: http://static4.businessinsider.com/~~/f?id=4a1ec0aa14b9b9c9000ca3bf Slide 7: Right Image: http://www.houses.com/SiteNewsArticles/MainImages/dc8a7fa5-f149-45e8-b020-1059c6fdbaf2.jpgLeft Image: http://imagesus.homeaway.com/mda01/fa9cbf75-ff3d-4f11-b457-86d62641e43c.1.10 Slide 8: Right Image: http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc1y9zyB9b1qb95e7o1_500.jpg Left image: http://thelandlubber.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/franks_1.jpg Silde 9: http://d1nr5wevwcuzuv.cloudfront.net/product_photos/1426507/KeyNecklace_medium.jpgSlide 14: Clip ArtSlide 16: Right Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/justlisten_11-220x331.jpg Middle Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/thetruthaboutforever_11-220x329.jpg Left Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/goodbye-full-size-220x333.jpg Slide 17: Right Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/thislullaby_11-220x330.jpg Middle Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/dreamland_11-220x330.jpg Left Image: http://sarahdessen.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/someonelikeyou_11-220x331.jpg

Music: “A Place in this World” by Taylor Swift

Review Completed by : Sarah Fraser