Lock and Key (novel)
After her drug and alcohol addicted mother abandons her, child services forces 17-year-old Ruby Cooper to move in with her sister, Cora, who had left for college when Ruby was young. Ruby is upset about this arrangement and continues to wear the key to her old home on a chain around her neck. After learning she will be transferring to a new high school, Ruby attempts to run away but is found out. Nate Cross, Jamie and Cora's next-door neighbor, covers for her. Over the span of the story, Ruby slowly becomes closer to Nate.
Ruby Karp
Karp began writing professionally in 2011 at the age of 10 when Molly McAleer, co-founder of Hello Giggles, asked her to contribute to the website by writing "Ruby's Corner", a weekly column that covered a variety of topics involving her observations and life experiences. She has also written articles for Mashable titled "I'm 13 and None of My Friends Use Facebook", which went viral, and "How 13-Year-Olds Really Use Snapchat". In 2017, she published her first book, "Earth Hates Me", an inside look at being a teenager. She has also written for Refinery29 as well as the "Sparklife" section of the education-oriented blog "SparkNotes".