E. Lockhart's first novel in the Ruby Oliver Quartet, The Boyfriend List, tells the story of how 15-year-old Ruby decides to seek the help of a therapist after the ten worst days of her life, during which she lost her boyfriend, lost her best friend, and lost all of her other friends because of rumours circulating about her promiscuity. Things only go from bad to worse when a list Ruby's therapist assigns her to make gets circulated around the school, giving her a reputation that she'll never be able to live down, even if very few of the rumours are actually true.