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* GreenEyedEpiphany: Ruby realises she likes Noel when Nora admits that she likes him.
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* GreenEyedEpiphany: Ruby realises realizes she likes Noel when Nora admits that she likes him.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. He cheats on Kim while she's on an exchange program in Tokyo, and it's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; it's never confirmed either way, but Ruby views it as a probability.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. He cheats on Kim while she's on an exchange program in Tokyo, and it's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; it's never confirmed either way, they both obviously deny it, but Ruby views it as a probability.eventually admits to herself that he probably did cheat.
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* GenreSavvy: Both Nora and Cricket warn Ruby not to go to the Spring Fling with Jackson because it will only end badly. Ruby doesn't listen.
* LikeMotherLikeDaughter: Dr. Z points out to Ruby that despite her mother being all about "expressing her rage", she never really gets her own way and continues to be angry at Ruby's dad for not appreciating her enough, mirroring Ruby's relationship with Jackson. Ruby is irritated to be repeating her mother's mistakes.
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* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, but it never goes anywhere, for obvious reasons.
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* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, Mr. Wallace, but it never goes anywhere, for obvious reasons.
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* WhatHapppenedToTheMouse: In-universe, Ruby complains about a guy called Billy, who kissed her and asked for her number, then never called her, wondering why you'd go to the trouble of asking for a number and then not calling it.
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* WhatHapppenedToTheMouse: WhateverHapppenedToTheMouse: In-universe, Ruby complains about a guy called Billy, who kissed her and asked for her number, then never called her, wondering why you'd go to the trouble of asking for a number and then not calling it.
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**Also "Just once, I'd like to see a situation with too many ''guys.''"
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim.Kim, though she wasn't always like this.
* CharacterDevelopment: Ruby learns to be less passive and stand up for herself more over the course of the books, as bottling things up and obsessing over them as what lead her to getting panic attacks in the first place. She also learns to be kinder to her peers and not judge them on whether or not they're popular, particularly Meghan and Hutch.
** Meghan becomes less dependent on Bick for her place in the social ladder at Tate Prep and blossoms without being tethered to her unappreciative boyfriend.
** Meghan becomes less dependent on Bick for her place in the social ladder at Tate Prep and blossoms without being tethered to her unappreciative boyfriend.
* FallenPrincess: Gender-flipped example with Hutch, who used to be popular, but now is the only person in Tate less popular than Ruby. He seems fine with it, though, as he points out his former friends weren't really so great.
* FatalFlaw: Ruby herself notes she has a bad habit of sticking her nose in other people's business, even when it would be really sensible not to do so.
** Kim's is blowing up when someone does something she thinks is out of line, which costs her the friendship she had with Ruby.
* FatalFlaw: Ruby herself notes she has a bad habit of sticking her nose in other people's business, even when it would be really sensible not to do so.
** Kim's is blowing up when someone does something she thinks is out of line, which costs her the friendship she had with Ruby.
* GreenEyedEpiphany: Ruby realises she likes Noel when Nora admits that she likes him.
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* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''. Plus Ruby tells her in "The Boy Book" that Jackson was cheating on her while she was in Tokyo, so Kim has to live with knowing she threw away her best friend over a boy who was never worth it.]]
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* JerkassHasAPoint: In the first book, when Kim goes on a rant to Ruby about the Xerox, she mentions she never could trust Ruby about Finn, and Ruby later concedes in her inner monologue that it was true that she did flirt with Finn, even if nothing ever happened between them.
* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''. Plus Ruby tells her in "The Boy Book" that Jackson was cheating on her while she was in Tokyo, so Kim has to live with knowing she threw away her best friend over a boy who was never worth it.]] Plus, during her exchange trip to Tokyo, her host family are mean to her, leaving Kim isolated and with nobody to talk to and she realises it's exactly what she's done to Ruby.
* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''. Plus Ruby tells her in "The Boy Book" that Jackson was cheating on her while she was in Tokyo, so Kim has to live with knowing she threw away her best friend over a boy who was never worth it.]] Plus, during her exchange trip to Tokyo, her host family are mean to her, leaving Kim isolated and with nobody to talk to and she realises it's exactly what she's done to Ruby.
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* TheMovieBuff: Ruby frequently brings up movies when discussing problems in her life, particularly romcoms, and often invites her friends out to go see them with her.
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* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Nora ends up as one in the second book when she goes to a party and is sitting in the hot tub whilst topless. Cabbie snaps a photo and it ends up spread around the school.
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* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: In the first book, Ruby continually excuses and forgives Jackson for all the manipulative stuff he pulls on her and considered herself lucky to have him until she starts to wake up toward what kind of person he actually is. The feelings still linger in the second book but she's now aware that Jackson is and always has been kind of a jerk.
* WhatHapppenedToTheMouse: In-universe, Ruby complains about a guy called Billy, who kissed her and asked for her number, then never called her, wondering why you'd go to the trouble of asking for a number and then not calling it.
* WhatHapppenedToTheMouse: In-universe, Ruby complains about a guy called Billy, who kissed her and asked for her number, then never called her, wondering why you'd go to the trouble of asking for a number and then not calling it.
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* FemaleGaze
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* FemaleGazeFemaleGaze: In the first book especially when the girls gush over how cute various boys are.
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* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''.]] Plus Ruby tells her in "The Boy Book" that Jackson was cheating on her while she was in Tokyo, so Kim has to live with knowing she threw away her best friend over a boy who was never worth it.]]
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** LoveDodecahedron: Meghan/Finn/Kim/Jackson/Ruby/Noel/Nora. And that's without even mentioning things like Ariel and Noel hooking up, Jackson cheating or Ruby's various boyfriends.
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** LoveDodecahedron: Meghan/Finn/Kim/Jackson/Ruby/Noel/Nora. And that's without even mentioning things like Ariel and Noel hooking up, Jackson cheating or Ruby's various boyfriends. Ruby lampshades it, commenting on how small and insular Tate Prep is.
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* CaliforniaUniversity: Averted; every college mentioned in the book is a real school, including the one that Gideon attends (Evergreen, in Olympia). The only fictional school in the series is Tate Prep itself.
** Cricket in particular gets this treatment throughout the entire series. Her character isn't really developed beyond her fondness for acting and the fact that she sides with Kim on the Jackson issue, and while Ruby mentions her as being part of her former friend group, the relationship between Ruby and Cricket isn't ever really addressed, whereas Ruby's respective relationships with Kim and especially Nora are analyzed a lot more closely.
** Subverted in ''Real Live Boyfriends''; as part of her interview for Ruby's film, Meghan discusses her previous views of popularity and her eventual realization that Ruby and Nora were the first real friends she ever had.
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* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, but it never goes anywhere.
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* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, but it never goes anywhere.anywhere, for obvious reasons.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of this for Ruby and Gideon, and Meghan for Ruby and Noel.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of for Ruby and Gideon. Meghan eventually starts doing this for Ruby and Gideon, and Meghan Noel, but only once it's become clear that Nora doesn't have feelings for Ruby and Noel.Noel anymore.
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* BreakUpToMakeUp: Ruby pines for Jackson in some way, shape, or form throughout the first three books. With the help of her friends and therapist (not to mention her increasing feelings for Noel), she eventually comes to terms with the fact that Jackson was and always will be a jerk.
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* BreakUpToMakeUp: Ruby pines for Jackson in some way, shape, or form throughout the first three books. With the help of her friends and therapist (not to mention her increasing feelings for Noel), she eventually comes to terms with the fact that Jackson was and always will be a jerk.jerk, [[spoiler: and when he asks her out again at the end of ''The Treasure Map of Boys'', she shoots him down cold.]]
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby.
* DemotedToExtra / PutOnABus: A good number of characters in the fourth book, mostly because it's primarily focused on Ruby and Noel's romance. Kim and Cricket are hardly mentioned; Jackson has graduated and is now attending Cornell; Hutch spends the semester in Paris.
** Angelo is pretty much non-existent after ''The Boy Book''.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby.
* DemotedToExtra / PutOnABus: A good number of characters in the fourth book, mostly because it's primarily focused on Ruby and Noel's romance. Kim and Cricket are hardly mentioned; Jackson has graduated and is now attending Cornell; Hutch spends the semester in Paris.
** Angelo is pretty much non-existent after ''The Boy Book''.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone atTate Tate, but especially Ruby.
* DemotedToExtra / PutOnABus:A good By the fourth book, a number of characters in have disappeared from the fourth book, series, mostly because it's primarily focused on Ruby and Noel's romance.relationship. Kim and Cricket are hardly mentioned; Jackson has graduated and is now attending Cornell; Hutch spends the semester in Paris.
** Angelo ispretty much non-existent after ''The Boy Book''.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Ruby and [[spoiler: Angelo]] hook up a few times in ''The Boy Book'', although it doesn't last very long.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Ruby and [[spoiler: Angelo]] hook up a few times in ''The Boy Book'', although but it doesn't last very long.trails off relatively quickly.
* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: While Noel is visiting his brother in New York City, his brother's boyfriend dies in an accident right in front of him. He proceeds to push Ruby away and attempt to ignore his feelings about the matter.]]
* MatchmakerCrush: Ruby attempts to give [[spoiler: Nora]] advice about her feelings for Noel, despite having recently realized her own feelings for him.
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* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with, but Ruby's mother does bring up that Ruby has entirely stopped hanging out with Kim and Cricket.
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* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with, but Ruby's mother does bring up that Ruby has entirely stopped hanging out with Kim and Cricket.
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* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Noel for Ruby. Finn for Meghan.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of this for Ruby and Gideon.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of this for Ruby and Gideon.Gideon, and Meghan for Ruby and Noel.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. It's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; although he swears the two of them didn't do anything wrong and it's never confirmed either way, Ruby admits to herself that Jackson was probably lying.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. It's He cheats on Kim while she's on an exchange program in Tokyo, and it's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; although he swears the two of them didn't do anything wrong and it's never confirmed either way, but Ruby admits to herself that Jackson was probably lying.views it as a probability.
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* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: Jackson and Kim.
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!!! Books in the series:
* ''The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs, and Me, Ruby Oliver''
* ''The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them''
* ''The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, and Gideon--and Me, Ruby Oliver''
* ''Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver''
* ''The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs, and Me, Ruby Oliver''
* ''The Boy Book: A Study of Habits and Behaviors, Plus Techniques for Taming Them''
* ''The Treasure Map of Boys: Noel, Jackson, Finn, Hutch, and Gideon--and Me, Ruby Oliver''
* ''Real Live Boyfriends: Yes. Boyfriends, Plural. If My Life Weren't Complicated, I Wouldn't Be Ruby Oliver''
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* SexWithTheEx: Ruby with Jackson, though only as far as kissing.
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* AsianGalWithWhiteGuy: Jackson and Kim.
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* SlutShaming: Ruby is on the receiving end of this trope. Her Boyfriend List is MistakenForEvidence of her slutty ways, and Ruby's ex friends write graffiti about it in the girls' bathroom at Tate.
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* FriendlessBackground. Hutch, who is a 'social leper' at Tate.
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** ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with [[spoiler: Ruby losing Nora’s friendship and ruining her reputation at school; however, she and Noel finally begin a relationship.]]
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* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby.
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* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby. Ruby.
* DemotedToExtra / PutOnABus: A good number of characters in the fourth book, mostly because it's primarily focused on Ruby and Noel's romance. Kim and Cricket are hardly mentioned; Jackson has graduated and is now attending Cornell; Hutch spends the semester in Paris.
** Angelo is pretty much non-existent after ''The Boy Book''.
* DemotedToExtra / PutOnABus: A good number of characters in the fourth book, mostly because it's primarily focused on Ruby and Noel's romance. Kim and Cricket are hardly mentioned; Jackson has graduated and is now attending Cornell; Hutch spends the semester in Paris.
** Angelo is pretty much non-existent after ''The Boy Book''.
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* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; although Ruby’s mother does notice that Ruby isn’t hanging around with her old friends anymore, neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with.
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* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; although Ruby’s mother does notice that Ruby isn’t hanging around with her old friends anymore, neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with.with, but Ruby's mother does bring up that Ruby has entirely stopped hanging out with Kim and Cricket.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. It's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; although he swears the two of them didn't do anything wrong, Ruby admits to herself that Jackson was probably lying. Later, he also cheats on Kim.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. It's implied that he cheated on Ruby with Kim; although he swears the two of them didn't do anything wrong, wrong and it's never confirmed either way, Ruby admits to herself that Jackson was probably lying. Later, he also cheats on Kim.lying.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Various guys, like Finn to Kim and Angelo and Gideon to Ruby.
* DramaQueen: Ruby's mom
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* DramaQueen: Ruby'smommother.
* DramaQueen: Ruby's
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* TemporaryLoveInterest: During ''The Boy Book'', Ruby hooks up with [[spoiler: Angelo]] a few times. In ''Real Live Boyfriends'', while [[spoiler: she and Noel are broken up, she briefly dates Gideon.]]
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* TemporaryLoveInterest: During ''The Boy Book'', Ruby hooks up with [[spoiler: Angelo]] a few times. In ''Real Live Boyfriends'', while [[spoiler: she and Noel are broken up, she briefly dates Gideon.]]]] Of course neither of these last more than a few chapters.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Kim and Cricket are horrible friends to Ruby and Nora. Ruby herself can also be a pretty bad friend.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying. Later, he also cheats on Kim.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying. Later, he also cheats on Kim.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Kim and Cricket are horrible friends to Ruby and Nora. Ruby herself can also be a pretty bad friend.
friend, although it's not at all out of malice and more because she has a tendency to get involved in things she shouldn't out of a desire to help others. Nora in the latter half of ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' treats Ruby pretty badly.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson.When It's implied that he dumps cheated on Ruby for Kim, with Kim; although he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but didn't do anything wrong, Ruby eventually admits to herself that he Jackson was probably lying. Later, he also cheats on Kim.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson.
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The Ruby Oliver Quarter is a series of young adult novels by E. Lockhart. It follows the high school career of Ruby Oliver, a neurotic, hyperverbal girl who starts seeing a shrink after being backstabbed by her best friend. Over the course of the series, she attempts to sort out her various issues with school, friends, family, and boys, all while trying to retain her sanity.
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The Ruby Oliver Quarter Quartet is a series of young adult novels by E. Lockhart. It follows the high school career of Ruby Oliver, a neurotic, hyperverbal girl who starts seeing a shrink after being backstabbed by her best friend. Over the course of the series, she attempts to sort out her various issues with school, friends, family, and boys, all while trying to retain her sanity.
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* SecondLove: [[spoiler: Noel for Ruby. Finn for Meghan.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with [[spoiler: Ruby losing Nora’s friendship and ruining her reputation at school; however, she and Noel finally begin a relationship.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: ''The Boyfriend List'' ends [[spoiler: with Ruby still ostracized but slowly working towards regaining her life and gaining friendships with Meghan, Noel, Hutch and Nora]].
** ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with [[spoiler: Ruby losing Nora’s friendship and ruining her reputation at school; however, she and Noel finally begin a relationship.]]
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy. It is not played for laughs.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy. It is not played for laughs.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby.
* DatingDoSiDo: Pretty much everyone at Tate but especially Ruby.
* DudeMagnet: Ruby and Meghan.
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* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying. Later he also cheats on Kim.
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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Kim and Cricket are horrible friends to Ruby and Nora. Ruby herself can also be a pretty bad friend.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying.Later Later, he also cheats on Kim.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying.
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* FriendsWithBenefits: Ruby and [[spoiler: Angelo]] hook up a few times in ''The Boy Book'', although it doesn't last very long.
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* HiddenDepths: Ruby initially judges Meghan pretty harshly, but Meghan is also the only girl in the entire school who stands by her after her reputation is ruined, and by the second book the two have become friends.
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* WardrobeMalfunction: A chemistry class incident in ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with Ruby in a wet white T-shirt and an orange bra very visible underneath.
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* BrandX: Averted for the most part. While Tate Prep itself is fictional and the author occasionally takes creative liberties with certain locations in order to serve the story, she uses real places in Seattle for the story (such as the B&O).
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted with Ruby and Meghan, both of whom are in therapy for the duration of the series.
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted with Ruby and Meghan, both of whom are in therapy for the duration of the series.series.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying. Later he also cheats on Kim.
* YourCheatingHeart: This seems to be a chronic problem with Jackson. When he dumps Ruby for Kim, he swears that the two of them hadn't yet done anything, but Ruby eventually admits to herself that he was probably lying. Later he also cheats on Kim.
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* OhCrap: Ruby gets a pretty big one in ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' when [[spoiler: Ariel catches her and Noel kissing.]]
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* MarsAndVenusGenderContrast: Part of the point of the entire series.
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The Ruby Oliver Quarter is a series of young adult novels by E. Lockhart. It follows the high school career of Ruby Oliver, a neurotic, hyperverbal girl who starts seeing a shrink after being backstabbed by her best friend. Over the course of the series, she attempts to sort out her various issues with school, friends, family, and boys, all while trying to retain her sanity.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AlmightyMom: Ruby’s mother.
* AlphaBitch / GirlPosse: Heidi, Katarina, and Ariel make up a girl posse of alpha bitches. [[spoiler: Kim and Cricket are eventually added.]]
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jackson’s younger sister Dempsey.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: During ''The Treasure Map of Boys'', Ruby wishes that the bad feelings between her and Jackson would go away. [[spoiler: Jackson proceeds to flirt with her at every opportunity, which messes up her truce with Kim and later causes Noel to shun her.]]
* BecauseISaidSo: Ruby’s mother, quite frequently.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim.
* BittersweetEnding: ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with [[spoiler: Ruby losing Nora’s friendship and ruining her reputation at school; however, she and Noel finally begin a relationship.]]
* BreakUpToMakeUp: Ruby pines for Jackson in some way, shape, or form throughout the first three books. With the help of her friends and therapist (not to mention her increasing feelings for Noel), she eventually comes to terms with the fact that Jackson was and always will be a jerk.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Noel and Ruby.
* ClassTrip: The latter half of ''The Boy Book'' takes place during November Week, a yearly event in which students go on various outdoor trips—like kayaking and mountain-climbing—for the week. Oddly, November Week isn’t mentioned at all in ''Real Live Boyfriends'', despite the month of November coming and going during the book.
* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy. It is not played for laughs.
* DisappearedDad: Meghan’s dad died when she was young; Noel’s parents are divorced.
* DitzyGenius: Although Meghan is an intelligent student, she never really seems to realize that almost every girl in school hates her.
* EatingLunchAlone: Ruby, especially in ''The Boyfriend List''. This improves as time goes on.
* ForbiddenFruit: By the time Ruby realizes her feelings for Noel, [[spoiler: Nora, who happens to be one of Ruby’s only friends, has already declared that she likes Noel, and Ruby is now unable to act on her feelings without risking her friendship with Nora.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Ruby with Jackson and, later, Noel.
* HiddenDepths: Ruby initially judges Meghan pretty harshly, but Meghan is also the only girl in the entire school who stands by her after her reputation is ruined, and by the second book the two have become friends.
* InvisibleParents: Aside from Ruby’s mother and father, most of the parents in the series are either rarely mentioned or just never seen.
* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''.]]
* LibbyMyOldFriend: Kim and Cricket to Ruby.
* LoveTriangle: Ruby ends up in more than one.
* LustObject: Ruby has a couple of these, mostly Gideon and Angelo.
* MistakenForCheating: [[spoiler: Noel]] thinks this about [[spoiler: Ruby]] twice, once in ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' with [[spoiler: Jackson]] and once in ''Real Live Boyfriends'' with [[spoiler: Gideon]]. It does not end well either time.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Hutch, who is even more of a social outcast than Ruby. He does eventually befriend Ruby and Noel.
* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; although Ruby’s mother does notice that Ruby isn’t hanging around with her old friends anymore, neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with.
* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, but it never goes anywhere.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Ruby is implied to have suffered this in regards to Jackson and Kim.
* ScholarshipStudent: Ruby. Also, Finn.
* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of this for Ruby and Gideon.
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Ariel]] acts this way during ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' after [[spoiler: she and Noel hook up.]]
* TemporaryLoveInterest: During ''The Boy Book'', Ruby hooks up with [[spoiler: Angelo]] a few times. In ''Real Live Boyfriends'', while [[spoiler: she and Noel are broken up, she briefly dates Gideon.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted with Ruby and Meghan, both of whom are in therapy for the duration of the series.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* AlmightyMom: Ruby’s mother.
* AlphaBitch / GirlPosse: Heidi, Katarina, and Ariel make up a girl posse of alpha bitches. [[spoiler: Kim and Cricket are eventually added.]]
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jackson’s younger sister Dempsey.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: During ''The Treasure Map of Boys'', Ruby wishes that the bad feelings between her and Jackson would go away. [[spoiler: Jackson proceeds to flirt with her at every opportunity, which messes up her truce with Kim and later causes Noel to shun her.]]
* BecauseISaidSo: Ruby’s mother, quite frequently.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Kim.
* BittersweetEnding: ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' ends with [[spoiler: Ruby losing Nora’s friendship and ruining her reputation at school; however, she and Noel finally begin a relationship.]]
* BreakUpToMakeUp: Ruby pines for Jackson in some way, shape, or form throughout the first three books. With the help of her friends and therapist (not to mention her increasing feelings for Noel), she eventually comes to terms with the fact that Jackson was and always will be a jerk.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Noel and Ruby.
* ClassTrip: The latter half of ''The Boy Book'' takes place during November Week, a yearly event in which students go on various outdoor trips—like kayaking and mountain-climbing—for the week. Oddly, November Week isn’t mentioned at all in ''Real Live Boyfriends'', despite the month of November coming and going during the book.
* CrazyJealousGuy: [[spoiler: Noel]] gets this way in the later books if he thinks Ruby likes another guy. It is not played for laughs.
* DisappearedDad: Meghan’s dad died when she was young; Noel’s parents are divorced.
* DitzyGenius: Although Meghan is an intelligent student, she never really seems to realize that almost every girl in school hates her.
* EatingLunchAlone: Ruby, especially in ''The Boyfriend List''. This improves as time goes on.
* ForbiddenFruit: By the time Ruby realizes her feelings for Noel, [[spoiler: Nora, who happens to be one of Ruby’s only friends, has already declared that she likes Noel, and Ruby is now unable to act on her feelings without risking her friendship with Nora.]]
* GreenEyedMonster: Ruby with Jackson and, later, Noel.
* HiddenDepths: Ruby initially judges Meghan pretty harshly, but Meghan is also the only girl in the entire school who stands by her after her reputation is ruined, and by the second book the two have become friends.
* InvisibleParents: Aside from Ruby’s mother and father, most of the parents in the series are either rarely mentioned or just never seen.
* KarmaHoudini: Kim gets away with destroying Ruby’s reputation, although [[spoiler: she does end up getting dumped by Jackson in ''The Treasure Map of Boys''.]]
* LibbyMyOldFriend: Kim and Cricket to Ruby.
* LoveTriangle: Ruby ends up in more than one.
* LustObject: Ruby has a couple of these, mostly Gideon and Angelo.
* MistakenForCheating: [[spoiler: Noel]] thinks this about [[spoiler: Ruby]] twice, once in ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' with [[spoiler: Jackson]] and once in ''Real Live Boyfriends'' with [[spoiler: Gideon]]. It does not end well either time.
* NotGoodWithPeople: Hutch, who is even more of a social outcast than Ruby. He does eventually befriend Ruby and Noel.
* ParentalObliviousness: Downplayed with Ruby’s parents; although Ruby’s mother does notice that Ruby isn’t hanging around with her old friends anymore, neither of her parents ever seem to notice the true amount of crap that their daughter has to deal with.
* PrecociousCrush: Ruby has a vague one on one of her teachers, but it never goes anywhere.
* SelectiveObliviousness: Ruby is implied to have suffered this in regards to Jackson and Kim.
* ScholarshipStudent: Ruby. Also, Finn.
* ShipperOnDeck: Nora does a little of this for Ruby and Gideon.
* StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler: Ariel]] acts this way during ''The Treasure Map of Boys'' after [[spoiler: she and Noel hook up.]]
* TemporaryLoveInterest: During ''The Boy Book'', Ruby hooks up with [[spoiler: Angelo]] a few times. In ''Real Live Boyfriends'', while [[spoiler: she and Noel are broken up, she briefly dates Gideon.]]
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted with Ruby and Meghan, both of whom are in therapy for the duration of the series.
