really good book series! plots are fun and do invlove sex, drugs, and alcohol but its not like if i read it in a book im going to honestly think,"hey, nate archibald smokes pot all the time so i should too!" parents should give their kids more credit and let them make their own desicions about what books to read. Its their life!
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Gossip Girl Books
(2005, Fiction - Coming of Age, Written by Cecily von Ziegesar)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15. -
Is it any good?
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Common Sense says
Addictive high-society fluff with bad messages.
updated 07.04.08
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Gossip Girl Books
Parents need to know that characters in these books drink, smoke, do drugs, throw parties, and have sex. Their party lifestyle is glamorized (and their own parents are permissive about their drinking); sex is not graphic, but it isn't always equated with love, either. Also, brand names run throughout, from high-end clothing designers to skin products to alcohol brands.
Read our full review by Kate Pavao
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Lives in GeorgiaI rate this title on for age 12 and give itah-freakin-mazing
- Lives in New YorkI rate this title on for age 12 and give it
I thought it was a great book
Gossip Girl is a great book. I do think there are some iffy parts but over all it is a good book. The book is fun to read.
- Lives in New YorkI rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it
Don't read this if ur under 18!!
Hey guys! i have not read this book, but it sounds WAY to o inaproppriate for pre-teens and kids, i am 11 and of course this is just too bad don't read this if ur under 18!!!!!! lol
- Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 12 and give it
These books, while sort of plotless are actually a very good series for some girls to read--- they show you how NOT to behave, and since most of the outlandish behavior will seem ridiculous to readers anyway, the message gets across. The books are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me-- but i really did enjoy them. I recommend them for teenage girls and mature pre-teens(10-12). The content really isn't all that bad-- the characters only talk about having sex and i cant think of any actual sex scenes. So all-in-all i give these books a thumbs up.
- Lives inI rate this title off for age 17 and give it
I HATED them.
They are really pointless, bad message for girls growing up. the charaters are shallow and mean.
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