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Start with The Boyfriend List and continue through all 4 books in the listed reading order.

4 books
Published 2005 to 2010
Status: Likely complete

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The Boyfriend List

Start with The Boyfriend List

Book 1 by E Lockhart • Published 2005

After ten disastrous days leave her friendless, boyfriendless, and labeled a drama queen, fifteen year old Ruby Oliver starts therapy and, at her shrink's urging, makes a list of every boy she has ever liked, uncoveri...

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Ruby Oliver reading order

Ends with Real Live Boyfriends

  1. 1
    The Boyfriend List

    Book 1:The Boyfriend List

    E Lockhart • 2005

    After ten disastrous days leave her friendless, boyfriendless, and labeled a drama queen, fifteen year old Ruby Oliver starts therapy and, at her shrink's urging, makes a list of every boy she has ever liked, uncoveri...

  2. 2
    The Boy Book

    Book 2:The Boy Book

    E Lockhart • 2006

    During her junior year at Tate Prep, Ruby Oliver turns again to an old notebook of rules about boys as she learns to drive, rebuilds shaky friendships, and tests whether the advice she once wrote still holds up in rea...

  3. 3
    The Treasure Map of Boys

    Book 3:The Treasure Map of Boys

    E Lockhart • 2009

    Ruby has sworn off dating, yet she is still juggling confusing signals from several boys, a bake sale, panic attacks, and a zoo job, slowly realizing that her therapist's treasure map exercise is really about finding...

  4. 4
    Real Live Boyfriends

    Book 4:Real Live Boyfriends

    E Lockhart • 2010

    In her senior year, Ruby Oliver finally has a real live boyfriend in Noel, but distance, family upheaval, and his sudden withdrawal push her back into anxiety as she makes a documentary on love and tries to learn what...

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Ruby Oliver FAQ

What is the best order to read the Ruby Oliver series?

The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Boyfriend List.

How many books are in the Ruby Oliver series?

There are 4 books currently listed in the Ruby Oliver series on GurusReads.

Where should I start with the Ruby Oliver series?

New readers should start with The Boyfriend List, the first book in the reading order.

Is the Ruby Oliver series complete?

Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2005 to 2010.