“ | I can't. I'm sorry........The lights, the moon, you. Everything is just like I imagined it. But this doesn't feel like I imagined it. I made you up. I invented the idea of you because I was hurt that a boy didn't want me. And I wasn't brave enough to know that a boy didn't like me for me. That's his problem. I only get one first kiss and I don't know when it's gonna happen, and it probably won't be perfect. But I know now that I want it to be real. | ” |
— Mae to Albert.
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Mae Hartley
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Biographical information
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Full Name
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Maybelle Hartley
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Nickname(s)
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Gender
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Female
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Born
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June 19, 1998 (age: 15)
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Occupations
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Student
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Resides In
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Washington D.C., Maryland
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Affiliations
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Harrison Family
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Physical Description
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Hair Color
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Brown
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Eye Color
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Dark Brown
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Personal Information
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Family
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James Hartley (father)
Bart Hartley (older brother) Unnamed mother |
Friends
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Enemies
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Likes
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Dislikes
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Nevaeh, being called nerdy, Gabby being demanding, James telling her that she won't go to homecoming
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Production Information
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Portrayed By
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Maybelle "Mae" Hartley is the deuteragonist of How to Build a Better Boy. She is portrayed by Kelli Berglund.
Personality[]
Mae is a very sweet and romantic girl, known to be a high school genius who doesn't have many chances of dating, because of this she is often called a nerd, geek, or dork by Nevaeh and other school students. When her best friend, Gabby, was telling her the truth about Albert and wanting her to inform Albert to self-destruct, her demanding attitude led Mae to feel emotionally hurt since Gabby was pushing her away from him. Eventually, Mae hears her out and forgives Gabby after she apologizes.
Abilities and Skills[]
Abilities[]
- Intelligence: It's clear that Mae is very smart, which is probably genetically passed down from her father, James Hartley.
Relationships[]
Family[]
James Hartley[]
(Father)
James Hartley is Mae's father. She has a good relationship with her father and still on good terms with him as well. He even allows her to go to the dance and didn't want Mae to be in the middle of a scenario akin to World War 3 when the Army tried to get Albert back after he comes back to attend the same event.
Bart Hartley[]
(Brother)
Bart Hartley is Mae's older brother, who is also Gabby's boyfriend. She appears to be on good terms with her brother since they don't argue with each other or get on each other's nerves in any other way.
Friends[]
Gabby Harrison[]
(Best Friend)
Gabby and Mae are best friends who are both incredibly smart. They possibly bonded due to their similar intelligence and caring personalities. They work together to try to create the perfect boyfriend for Mae. Soon that friendship was taken to a bad turn when Mae started paying more attention to Albert and overlooked her but they reconciled after Gabby apologizes to her.
Romances[]
Albert Banks[]
(Fake Boyfriend)
Albert is a robot that Gabby and Mae create to be the "perfect" boyfriend for Mae. She became attracted to Albert after seeing him on a computer screen and they had a close relationship as a couple. She sees that he has special powers and realizes that he's a robot. In the end, Albert tells Mae to self-destruct him at the dance before members of the Pentagon and Army swoops in and tries to take him away because the "Perfect kiss" was never going to happen.
(See: Mabert)
Jaden Stark[]
(Crush)
Jaden is Mae's crush at school. She possibly became smitten with him because of his good looks, but unfortunately for her, he was dating Nevaeh Barnes, until he broke up with her, due to her cruel and shallow personality. Jaden wanted to ask Mae to homecoming, but he was too scared to. Jaden was a bit jealous of Albert since he was "dating" Mae. They end up together at the end. Jaden realized from Albert that he shouldn't be scared to be with the person he wants to be with because of their popularity status.
Enemies[]
Nevaeh Barnes[]
Nevaeh Barnes is Mae's school bully. She doesn't like Mae because she thinks that Mae is a Geek. Despite Mae's abilities, Nevaeh thinks there is nothing to see in her. Maybe Nevaeh is jealous of Mae because despite being a Geek, Jaden, Nevaeh's boyfriend secretly likes Mae who is way less popular than her.
Gallery[]
Click here for Mae Hartley's gallery. |