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Lädt ... Lock and Key (2009. Auflage)von Sarah Dessen
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I may or may not have emailed my middle school counselor after I had already gone to high-school in a different school to search my library records going as far as describing the shelf I found it on and the last page to find it. Tis a good book. ( ) This story was well-written and fast paced. It kept me turning the pages. However, I expect I'll have completely forgotten it in a few weeks. The plot was light and predictable and so were the characters, which is fine for a quick, fun read. I did think Ruby's mother was well-done and was sorry she didn't appear more prominently. The relationship between Ruby and her mother had depth unlike her other relationships from this part of her life which I felt were sidelined far too easily (even though Ruby does make a couple of half-hearted attempts to reconnect with her old friends). But while I thought the Ruby/ mother dynamic worked well, I found the Nate/dad relationship totally unconvincing. Besides, I couldn't work out how the dad was in financial hardship since there seemed to be a huge demand for his services and business was so successful that poor Nate was working round the clock. Wonderful. And hits too close to home for me. Such a hopeful thing. Loved every moment. There's a character from [b:This Lullaby|22205|This Lullaby|Sarah Dessen|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1397779294s/22205.jpg|132402], which makes it feel bigger and wider. Feels like a solid link between two wholes, somehow. Outstanding book. It made me think. About various things. Things like home and family and death and loss. Beginnings and Endings and everything in between. That's what good books are all about. That's what I think. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Eben noch hat Ruby in einer unbeheizten Bruchbude gehaust. Und jetzt? Luxuriöse Villa, schicke Privatschule, teure Klamotten... Seit ihre Mutter verschwunden ist, lebt Ruby bei ihrer Schwester Cora und deren Mann Jamie, einem Internet-Millionär. Die beiden bieten ihr ein neues Leben, aber Ruby will sich nicht kaufen lassen. Zu tief sitzt der Schmerz, dass Cora sie vor zehn Jahren verlassen hat. Doch als sie den coolen Nate von nebenan kennenlernt, beginnt sie aufzutauen. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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