RUBY OLIVER NOVELS
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
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Lockhart, E.
Real live boyfriends : yes, boyfriends, plural. if my life weren’t complicated I wouldn’t be Ruby Oliver / E. Lockhart. –1st ed.
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Summary: Now a senior at her Seattle prep school, Ruby continues her angst-filled days coping with the dilemmas of boyfriends, college applications, her parents’ squabbling, and realizing that her “deranged” persona may no longer apply.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89758-0
[1. Self-perception–Fiction. 2. Dating (Social customs)–Fiction.
3. Interpersonal relations–Fiction. 4. High schools–Fiction.
5. Schools–Fiction. 6. Seattle (Wash.)–Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.L79757Re 2010
[Fic]–dc22
2009041988
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contents
Real Live Boyfriends!
The Insanity of My Parents! And Romance!
Panic Attacks and Rabbit Fever!
The Revelation About Gay Chinese Penguins!
Agony and Love Poems!
Distraction Caused by a Bare Chest!
Humiliation at Snappy Dragon!
Surprise Kissing!
The Waketastic Adventure!
An Agonizing Public Scene! With Violence!
The Wenchery of Cricket and Kim!
Secrets of the Panda Bear!
The Mysterious Disappearance of Kevin!
Shocking Disclosure in the Zoological Gardens!
Emotional Breakdown in the Parking Lot!
A Nighttime Escapade!
A Final List!
Real Live Boyfriends!
a definition:
A real live boyfriend does not contribute to your angst.
You do not wonder if he will call.
You do not wonder whether he will kiss you.
And he does not look at his phone while you are talking, to see if anyone has texted him.
Of course he calls. He’s your boyfriend!
