Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

What happens when your past is not just past, but wiped clean entirely? How do you figure out where you're going when you can't even claim where you've been? These were the questions that inspired Lock and Key. It's the story of a girl named Ruby who is abandoned by her mother and determined to make it on her own, even---and especially---when she is sent to live with her long-lost sister in a whole new world of privilege, family, and relationships. As Ruby learns, there's a big difference between being given help and being able to accept it. And sometimes, it takes reaching out to someone else to save yourself.

I love her work.
I got to meet her this past June!
She was super nice!

really! LUCKY!!!

Yeah. And a few weeks ago I met Alyson Noel.

WHOA man! you must live in a big city! where I live i would have to drive at least 3 hours to meet an author!

I live in California.
So I don't know. Haha.

@Lena, I am so envious. I'd love to meet them both. Lock and Key is on my favorites list and I absolutely adore all Sarah Dessen books, plus I felt like I could identify with some of the problems the main character has which is a big plus for any book.