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Real Live Boyfriends by E. Lockhart

Real Live Boyfriends

Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver

E. Lockhart

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · December 27, 2011

From E. Lockhart, author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes Real Live Boyfriends, the fourth book in the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels that finds Ruby Oliver as neurotic and hyperverbal as ever as she interviews her friends for a documentary on love and popularity and while doing so turns up some uncomfortable truths.

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Who it’s for
Romantic entanglements meet a sharp, self-mocking voice and a stubborn sense of humor.
Themes
Love and popularity, Friendship loss, Humor and survival
Genres
Romantic Comedy for Teens, Funny YA, Coming of Age

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From E. Lockhart, author of the highly acclaimed, New York Times bestseller We Were Liars, which John Green called "utterly unforgettable," comes Real Live Boyfriends, the fourth book in the uproarious and heartwarming Ruby Oliver novels that finds Ruby Oliver as neurotic and hyperverbal as ever as she interviews her friends for a documentary on love and popularity and while doing so turns up some uncomfortable truths. She’s lost most of her friends.

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She’s lost her true love more than once. She’s lost her grandmother, her job, her reputation, and possibly her mind. But she’s never lost her sense of humor. The Ruby Oliver books are the record of her survival.

Wry Through It

Romantic entanglements meet a sharp, self-mocking voice and a stubborn sense of humor.

Come here for

  • Neurotic, hyperverbal humor with warmth underneath
  • Teen romance tangled with questions of love and popularity

Expect

  • A lively voice that keeps its humor through hard losses
  • A heartwarming record of survival

Where it sits

Funny YA49%
Romantic Comedy for Teens48%
Coming of Age27%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
Authors
E. Lockhart
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
December 27, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Love and popularity · Friendship loss · Humor and survival
Reading lane
Coming of Age