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Troubled seventh grader Samuel Miller (Kue Lawrence) is a latchkey kid living in an ordinary suburban home with his single mother, Beth (Christina Brucato).
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This is a bold and unapologetic novel for edge-seekers, doom-scrollers, latchkey kids, horn-dogs and all those who love hard.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Skills every latchkey kid should have Children, experts say, should have several basic skills before becoming latchkey kids, which include knowing the following:
How to lock and unlock a door.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about the American latchkey kids of my generation.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 Apr. 2026
This is a bold and unapologetic novel for edge-seekers, doom-scrollers, latchkey kids, horn-dogs and all those who love hard.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Skills every latchkey kid should have Children, experts say, should have several basic skills before becoming latchkey kids, which include knowing the following:
How to lock and unlock a door.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 18 Dec. 2025
Forget about the American latchkey kids of my generation.
—Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Latchkey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latchkey. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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latchkey
noun
latch·key
ˈlach-ˌkē 
: a key for opening a door latch
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