Name: Real Live Boyfriends
ISBN: 9780385734295

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: E. Lockhart
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: December 27, 2011
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Dating & Sex for Teens · Contemporary YA Romance
Reading lane: Dating & Sex for Teens

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Publisher Categories

Coming of Age
Dating & Sex for Teens

About This Book

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. She’s lost her true lov...

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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. 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.