Here is how things stand at the beginning of Ruby Oliver's junior year at Tate Prep:

Kim: Not speaking. But far away in Tokyo. Cricket: Not speaking. Nora: Speaking - sort of. Chatted a couple times this summer when they bumped into each other outside of school - once shopping in the U District, and once in the Elliot Bay Bookstore. But she hadn't called Ruby, or anything. Noel: Didn't care what anyone thinks. Meghan: Didn't have any other friends. Dr. Z: Speaking. And Jackson. The big one. Not speaking.

A tale of boys, boobs . . . and penguins. Another riotous trip into the mind of the inimitable Ruby Oliver.

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