by Sarah Dessen
First published 2010
Ruby has been living alone in her yellow house for months, knowing her mother will never come back. When authorities catch up with her situation, she moves in with Cora, her sister who disappeared from her life a decade ago. Cora's husband Jamie created a hugely successful social networking website, and their world of expensive homes and private schools feels alien to Ruby. She gets new clothes, college prospects, and every material advantage she never had. Yet Ruby stays guarded and suspicious of this sudden good fortune. Next door lives Nate, a friendly boy harboring his own secrets. He struggles to accept the same kind of help that Ruby is slowly learning to offer others. Ruby must navigate her complicated feelings about depending on family who once abandoned her while figuring out how to trust people again.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Yellow House
544 pages · Paperback · Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag