See the complete gossip girl series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. But the cws gossip girlcelebrating its 10year anniversary todaymay be the exception. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleepsometimes with each other. Her life resumes in this new series as she enrolls at waverly academy, an. I loved these books when i first read them and would like to collect the entire series to own. Gossip girl was based off her experience growing up in new york city back in the 80s, but with a modern day spin. Beyond fancy vacations and charity events, they get glam in other ways. As the first book opens, blair waldorfwho is almost seventeen and lives in a penthouse at fifth. The hardcover book tells the story of the main characters returning home from college for the. Gossip girl is the anonymous, unseen narrator of the gossip girl television series and the novels of the same name. A manga adaptation of the series titled gossip girl. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever vogue. Books like gossip girl books to read if you still miss gossip girl as popsugar editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think youll like too.
A descendant of german nobility, cecily grew up in new york city and attended the nightingalebamford school. The story has been developing for 5 years 20022007 and in 2007 the twelfth book, a prequel to the gossip girl series, was published. Gossip girls identity is never revealed in the novels this is one of the few on the list that we kind of wish had carried through to the tv show. Were smart, weve inherited classic good looks, we wear fantastic clothes, and we know how to party. She is particularly famous for her young adult novel series titled gossip girl. While the 20072012 show brought new popularity to cecily van ziegesars alreadyiconic series, it also ushered in a new era of privileged teens behaving badly, both on tv and in fiction. Gossip girl has the effect of gossip itself once you. Free download or read online the complete gossip girl series pdf epub gossip girl 0.
Gossip girls series collection 15 book set i like it like. Gossip girl books and tv show differences buzzfeed. I really recommend the gossip girl series if youre looking for. If you are looking for a very good and a very impressive book then you just found the one you were looking for. The it girl is the first book in the it girl series. Two days later, a sequel novel, i will always love you was released. Gossip girl series little, brown books for young readers. With gossip girl and the oc sharing creators, wouldnt that make gossip girl a spiritual successor. The series, created by josh schwartz and stephanie savage, ran on the cw network for six seasons from september 19, 2007, to december 17, 2012 narrated by the unknown, omniscient blogger gossip girl voiced by kristen bell, the series revolves around the lives of. Bow down or bow out new york, i love you xoxo take a look back at the series finale as remember our teen royalty all grown up.
Serena models for a hot designer and dan publishes a poem in the new yorker. One of the most obvious differences between the books and the cw show can be found in the appearances of all the characters. Queen bee blair waldorf is hitting the books but is her boyfriend hitting on someone else. The books of course vary in certain ways from the shows, however i would highly recommend them for the teen girl in your life or any fan of the show. There are some pretty wild differences between the books and the tv show. I read a bunch of gossip girl books in high school in absolutely no order. While i am collecting the series i am rereading the books for the third time. Pdf the complete gossip girl series book gossip girl 0. The private school would become the basis of her gossip girl series, which became not only a book series, but a television. Books mentioned in gossip girl show list info in this list, you can check all the books mentioned in the american tv show gossip girl 2007 2012. Gossip girl was an incredibly successful cw show that ran for six seasons, receiving numerous awards and nominations along the way. Gossip girl gossip girl is the ultimate in sophistication, scandal and luxury in fact if carrie bradshaw of sex and the city had a younger sister, there is no doubt she would be gossip girl. Not only a very good fiction book but it also comes in the list of some of the very impressive romance books as well.
The books in the series follow meangirl blair, earthy serena, stoner nate, edgy dan and vanessa, cute jenny and others in their circle. Author cecily has also written a few other books based on. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of and is available in format. If you are a fan of gossip girl, i the story doesnt really follow the tv show or the original books, so there are some character discrepancies, but in this case, that made the story a bit more interesting it would have been boring if i knew everything that was going to happen. Whether you read the books, watched the tv show, or both, gossip girl. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live in luxe fifth avenue apartments and attend manhattans most exclusive private schools.
Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever. It is later ultimately revealed in the television series. Each cover includes an exclusive poster of the whitehot gossip girl stars on the back of the jacket. Wolf also claims that sex saturates the gossip girl books this is not. Long live the queens forever the queen bee and the it girl. In both the novels and the television adaption, gossip girl is a blogger whose true identity is never revealed. It hardly seems possible that its been a decade since the cw brought gossip girls blair, serena, jenny, chuck, and dan to the small screen. Aimed toward young adults, it is a spinoff from the bestselling gossip girl series. Jenny humphrey has been kicked out from constance billard in the eighth book of the gossip series. The main characters of this young adult, womens fiction story are. It spawned two spinoff book series, the it girl and gossip girl. Cw shows go to these sites for info or for help with your own wiki. The cws gossip girl had many differences from the original series of books. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
Okay, how about beverly hills, 90210 in manhattans upper east side. Differences between gossip girl book vs tv show page 1. A novel gossip girl series paperback april 1, 2002. Gossip girls identity is never unveiled in the series, and would have honestly been more satisfying than being told it was dan, which, frankly, made the shows ending one of the worst tv show. The series follows the lives of the privileged teenage girls of constance billard school for girls a private school in the upper east side of manhattan.
I also enjoyed buying them thru the box set, as it ends up being a little bit cheaper after shipping for each individual one. The gossip girl series is the ultimate in glamour and cool set in new yorks glamorous upper east side the narrative follows the thrills and spills with jimmy choo shoes and shopping at barneys mixed in along the way of its richest and most beautiful teenage residents. Its always been an obsession, and over the course of my many encounters with the diverse gossip girl outlets, i have recognized the many alterations the tv show. A look at how gossip girl changed in the transition from paper to. In the book series, jenny humphrey is a short, busty girl who garners attention from boys because of her chest. Gossip girls series collection 15 book set i like it like that, etc.