Lock+and+Key+by+Sarah+Dessen

Taylor Sisto and Tori Eigner Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

This story is about a girl named Ruby, who has dealt a with a lot in her life. Throughout the story, she thinks about her past, and has to face reality at the same time. Starting a new school can be tough, but she deals with it. We chose to read this story because we felt like we could relate to it in many ways. It also seemed very interesting, and definitely a page turner. Author Sarah Dessen is a very well known author for writing great stories that inspire teens.

A/D- Tori B/C- Taylor
 * First Meeting:**

1. What do you think of the story so far? 2. Who are your favorite characters? 3.What character can you relate to most in the story, so far? 4. What do you think is going to happen next? 5. How did you feel when Ruby was telling the stories of her past, can you relate? 6. Who do you think has the best influence on Ruby?
 * Discussion Questions.**

We both concluded that this story has been very good and both got really into it. Some of our favorite characters were Jamie, Nate, and Ruby. Jamie because you can tell even though he's successful in his career he's a down-to-earth and caring person towards Ruby, his sister, and other people around him. Nate because he's nice to almost anyone and he immediately connects to Ruby and becomes close to her, even with her resistance. Ruby had a hard life and throughout the book, it made you empathetic for her because of everyone that abandoned her. Tori related to Ruby the most because she has dealt with a lot of things in her life that she still has to deal with. Taylor related to Nate the most because he lets people push him around and yet he's still nice to them. We think that Ruby and Nate are going to become "mates," Cora and Ruby are going to have a confrontation about what really happened when she left. Yes, we both could to relate to her stories because we've had people abandon us and not know the reason why without an explanation. We both think that Cora has the best influence on Ruby because she teaches her that you should forgive and forget and move on from your past.
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__Week 2__ - Language A/D - Taylor B/C - Tori

1. What are your thoughts of the story @ this point? 2. What do you think of Ruby's personality, and point of view? During this meeting,
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Week 4 - Symbols and Images A/D - Taylor B/C - Tori

1. What does the key symbolize to Ruby? 2. In your point of view, do you see any forshadowing with the boy at the park? 3. Did you think that it was right of Nate to lash out on Ruby? 4. What do you think will happen next?
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Summary: This week during book club we came to a conclusion that this book was a lot different then it seemed in the beginning. The key was the symbol of home for Ruby. She looked at it and it reminded her of that feeling that she had a home to go home to. Now at her sisters home, it was weird for her. But as the book went it showed how much the people and the house became a huge part of her life. When she started selling keys at her work that look like the one that she has, it doesn't have a sentimental value like it used to have. Olivia was Ruby's only friend that she had at her new school and she symbolizes Ruby in a different sense that she would like to be. She looks up to Olivia. Nate is like her angel you can say. He helps her along when she needs it most. He encourages her when she doesn't think she can anymore and even if in the beginning she didn't want to, he persisted. Jamie represents a father figure in Ruby's life since she never really had one when she was little. Cora is like her mother but she still is her sister even though, she is in real life. Cora's there as a mother figure; punishing her when needed or being her shoulder to cry on. We are excited to finish reading this story, even though we already did. Kay bye.

Week 5- The Ending A/D- Tori B/C- Taylor

Discussion Questions: 1. What was your favorite part of the book? 2. Would you recommend this book to other people? 3. Did you like this book? 4. Did you like the way this book ended?

Summary: On the last week during book club, we talked about the ending of the book. Things turned out that Nate's father abused him and finally Ruby and her sister Cara did something about it. Nate had to move away to live with his mother because his dad could not have custody over him anymore. Olivia's cousin finally made the 5k run and Olivia and Ruby are better friends then ever. Now that Ruby is definitely going to the college right near her new home. The theme of this story was family and now Ruby realized what family finally was. Even though they're all different and there might not be a mother or father, she still has a family. She finally found her place in the family also. Me and Tori really liked this book and would recommend to everyone else to read it. It shows you what your morales for life should be and how you shouldn't take anything from anyone, even if at the time they seem the only people that do care about you. IT WAS GREAT. sweetkaypeace.**