There are Cheetos, a piglet head, Paris, and baguette air guitar.
There are mean-spirited rumors, smelly feet, frogs, and brownies. There are mysterious notes, fruit roll-ups, upper-regioning, and more lists. There are boy troubles, friend troubles, panic attacks, and lists. Lockhart, the author of the highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called 'utterly unforgettable', comes the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels - The Boyfriend List, The Boy Book, The Treasure Map of Boys, and Real Live Boyfriends.Follow Ruby Oliver through four hilarious instalments of her high school life. This book is better than any relationship self-help book out there.From E. Many still have no idea how to get what they want out of their relationships with men. It is a sad thing to say, but I feel like many grown women need to read this novel, just to get a better understanding of their dating patterns and mistakes. I love that the underlying message of this book is for girls not to become complacent and emotionally dependent on boys, that dating a popular guy is not the most important thing in the world. I like how the author deciphers relationships through Ruby's experiences. I can not praise Lockhart’s writing style enough – it is funny and clever. But in the end, through looking back at her dating history, analyzing her own family dynamics and talking to her therapist, Ruby learns how to be more assertive, get what she wants from her relationships with boys and simply becomes a more self-aware person. In short, she does everything that other teenage girls do. Ruby is not a perfect character – she makes mistakes, she hangs on to boys for all the wrong reasons, she doesn’t appreciate her real friends enough. In “The Boyfriend List” we learn about Ruby Oliver through her relationships with boys (not necessarily her boyfriends), how these relationship affect her life and if they are at all healthy and constructive. Lockhart explores the challenges of being a teenage girl. Just like in The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, E. And this is coming from a person who isn't into chick-lit.
As far as girly, chick-lit books about relationships go, hers are the best. Hurt Meghan’s feelings (even though they aren’t really friends),īecame a social outcast (no one to sit with at lunch)Īnd had graffiti written about her in the girls’ bathroom (who knows what was in the boys’!?!).īut don’t worry-Ruby lives to tell the tale. Lost all her other friends (Nora, Cricket),ĭid something suspicious with a boy (#10),ĭrank her first beer (someone handed it to her), She knows it’s unusual, but give her a break-she’s had a rough 10 days. Publication Date: Delacorte Books for Young Readersīlurb:Ruby Oliver is 15 and has a shrink. The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver (Ruby Oliver #1)
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