The It Girl
By: Cecily Von Ziegesar
Pages: 272

The It Girl is a series derived from the Gossip Girl series, although there really is no connection between the two except for the fact that its main character is from Gossip Girls. It stars Jenny Humphrey, who left Constance Billard in NYC to go to a boarding school called Waverly Academy in Upstate New York. Once there, she strives to leave the “Old Jenny” behind and is determined to become the school’s next “it” girl. Adjusting to the role of being “New Jenny”, she rooms with the campus’ two biggest hot shots – Callie and Brett. Unfortunately, there are rumours going around about who she really is, what’s more is that she is thrown into a scandal involving Callie and her boyfriend – Easy Walsh; so much for starting off a perfect school year. But with some small twists and turns, Jenny soon earns the respect of the student body at Waverly. However, tension is in the air when the girls learn that Tinsley (the former “it” girl) is returning back to the Academy after she got expelled. And with that, the book wraps up. With Tinsley back, who will be the new “it” girl in the next book?

As I have never read the Gossip Girl series before, I can’t really find something to compare this book with. There are definitely way more mature issues being discussed in here than the “Clique” series; obviously. Such as: drinking, smoking, foul language, and minor sex. Told from multiple points of views, it allows the readers to really get inside the heads of all the main characters; no matter how snobby or jerk-like he or she is, the book will find a way to make you sympathize them.
Rating: 7/10

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