Girls and guys living the lux life in upscale New York.
Story: Too cool Blair's life has changed a lot in the past year. On the down side, her mother has divorced and found a new dorky boyfriend. On the plus side, the most popular girl in school and her best friend Serena van der Woodsen went off to boarding school, making Blair now the best in the class. But then things change, big time.
Characters: Blair, who wishes her life was a movie that she could direct. Nate, her boyfriend, who is
questioning his relationship. Serena, whose mysterious past year at boarding school is influencing everyone else's lives indirectly and sometimes directly. And a whole cast of other characters to fill a teen television drama.
Language: The book is narrated by Gossip Girl, an anonymous writer on the net who everyone follows online. While most of the story is told from the perspective of the characters, it's Gossip Girl's rumours and sightings that spur the drama along.
A fantastically wild look at New York's Upper Side's teens and all their superficiality... and others sometimes down to earth.Recommended as upper YA.
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Hello Upper Eastsiders, Gossip Girl here.
I had the urge to read something ultra trashy and ridiculous and this book filled the void perfectly. It's interesting to see the slight differences between the book and the series, Little J has giant breasts whereas Taylor Momsen is flat as a pancake, Vanessa has a shaved head and Jessica Szohr has long beautiful locks, Nate is a big stoner? All these little things made me chuckle.
1 down, 11 more to go, can't wait to delve further into this series.
You know you love me, xoxo, Gossip Girl.
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