THE BOYFRIEND LIST

“Fifteen year old Ruby Oliver has had a rough ten days. In the past ten days she lost her boyfriend, lost her best friend, lost all her other friends, had graffiti written about her on the bathroom wall…” And the list goes on. Anyone looking for a laugh out loud book on teen angst will be a fan of e.lockhart’s The Boyfriend List.

Lockhart takes readers on a humorous journey through the life of Ruby Oliver, who goes from having it all-meaning a boyfriend and three best friends-to suddenly having nothing.

After the stress from being dumped by her first real boyfriend causes Ruby to have panic attacks, her parents insist she talk her feelings out with a “shrink.” Her therapist senses Ruby’s biggest problem is boyfriends and has her write a list of all her boyfriends. Ruby makes the list, but lists every boy she’s basically had any contact with.
The story is told directly from Ruby’s point of view. We go back in time to second grade when she shares a book with a boy, and when a boy puts gummy bears in her cubby, all the way to sophomore year when a guy is still putting toys in her cubby, but with so much more attached to the gifts.
We get to experience Ruby’s first real crush, her first kiss, and then her first good kiss, her first boyfriend, and her first breakup. The Boyfriend List allows you to look at teenage drama and life through the eyes of another. You may finally begin to understand you’re not alone. It seems as if everyone has a bit of boy drama. The Boyfriend list is a hilarious exploration of the complication of dating and friendship in high school. This book is for anyone who knows a crush means so much more.