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A tender, character-driven journey about a fiercely guarded girl discovering that letting people in is the bravest thing she can do. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Lock and Key.
- guarded
- hopeful
- tender
- melancholic
- 01
That Summer
Sarah Dessen · 1996
A bittersweet, sun-drenched exploration of the summer when childhood ends and the messy reality of growing up begins.
- 02
Just Listen
Sarah Dessen · 2006
A quiet, music-infused journey about dropping the burden of perfection and finally learning to speak the truth.
- 03
Unspeakable
Michelle K. Pickett
A tense, emotionally raw exploration of the suffocating weight of a perfect facade and the terrifying vulnerability of letting someone in.
- 04
This raging light
Estelle Laure
A raw, lyrical exploration of a girl holding her fractured world together, illuminated by the sudden, complicated spark of first love.
- 05
Lost and Found
Anne E. Schraff · 2002
A tense, fast-paced urban drama where creeping paranoia gives way to a desperate race to save a fractured family.
- 06
Love, Aubrey
Suzanne LaFleur · 2009
A quiet, deeply moving exploration of a young girl piecing her shattered world back together through letters and love.
- 07
A list of cages
Robin Roe
A devastating but ultimately radiant testament to how radical kindness can pierce through the darkest isolation.
- 08
Hold Still
Nina LaCour
A tender, aching exploration of the quiet spaces left behind by loss, and the slow, messy art of learning to breathe again.
- 09
What girls are made of
Elana K. Arnold
A raw, blood-and-bone exploration of teenage girlhood that tears down the myth of unconditional love.
- 10
Second Chance Summer
Morgan Matson
A bittersweet, sun-drenched summer of rekindled love and inevitable goodbyes.
- 11
1-800-Where-R-You
Meg Cabot
A snappy, suspenseful mystery where psychic abilities and the deadly pursuit of high school popularity collide.
- 12
What Janie found
Caroline B. Cooney · 2000
A tense, emotionally fraught exploration of the devastating secrets hidden within the people we love most.
