She is particularly famous for her young adult novel series titled gossip girl. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where want to read. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleep sometimes with each other. Deliciously catty and immediately engrossing, this is the ultimate beach read for teenage girls, offering them a titillating peek into the heady world of manhattans wellheeled teens, privateschool. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. It was published by the poppy publication in the year 2003. A descendant of german nobility, cecily grew up in new york city and attended the nightingalebamford school. The most important characters in the series so far are blair, who is a down to earth teen, who loves to party and has a. The story has been developing for 5 years 20022007 and in 2007 the twelfth book, a prequel to the gossip girl series, was published. Girls and guys living the lux life in upscale new york.
Before becoming a fulltime author, she worked for a radio station in budapest, a publishing company in london, and a book packaging firm in new york city. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york citys upper east side. Too cool blairs life has changed a lot in the past year. Shes already working on her next it girl novel,as well as i will always love you,a special gossip girl hardcover edition featuring the original cast, also coming november 2009, so be careful of what you do or say and who youre seen with. The other novels, as well as the books in the it girl and the carlyles series, were penned by ghost writers. Young adult fiction children of the rich boarding schools teenage girls manwoman relationships. Author cecily has also written a few other books based on. The gossip girl series is already my favorite series, and ive only read the first book. Her childhood dream was to grow up to be a ballerina.
One of the earliest novels in this series is titled as all i want is everything. I am a huge fan of the gossip girl tv show, and usually books are far better than the movietv. She writes the gossip girl series and the it girl series. We all live in huge apartments with our own bedrooms and bathrooms and phone lines. The private school would become the basis of her gossip girl series, which became not only a book series, but a television. Cecily grew up in manhattan and went to an all girl s school on the upper east side. Its going to be another wild and wicked year, and ill be there to whisper all the juicy secrets.
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. Like the author knew what had to happen for dramas sake and plodded through writing that storyline. But for some reason, it all felt less fresh than it did in the other gossip girl books. Most of the central characters share a name and some personality traits, while a few storylines overlap. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Cecily lives in brooklyn, new york with her husband, their children and pets. She was educated at the nightingalebamford school in manhattan, colby college in maine, and the university of arizona. Gossip girl you know you love me all i want is everything because im worth it bbonds with j over breast size just a few fries and some ketchup, please, jenny humphrey told irene, the onehundredyearold. Childrens bedtime books lot of 20 story time sets paperback hardcover. Get out your platinum montblanc pens, chloe satchels, and cashmere cardigans. Welcome to new york citys upper east side, where my friends and i live, go to school, play, and sleepsometimes with each other. A novel gossip girl series paperback april 1, 2002. Gossip girl tv series the gossip girl series was adapted for television in 2007.
Gossip girl the complete collection paperback 23 dec 2009. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever. She resides in brooklyn with her husband richard, the deputy director of the public art fund, their children, agnes and oscar, and their two cornish rex cats. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged socialite teenagers at the constance billard school for girls, an elite private school in new york city s upper east side. Why the gossip girl books were the best ya fiction ever vogue. I loved these books when i first read them and would like to collect the entire series to own. Author cecily has also written a few other books based on the drama, short romance, and comedy genres.