I couldn't believe when my daughter (15) came home from school with 4 of these books. After reading the first chapter I was appalled to say the least that such books would be available in our high school!!! Ages 13 and up!!! All I had to do was go to the school and show them to administration... The looks on their faces were priceless!!! I really was anticipating having to go to the superintendent and other school officials!! I can't believe a librarian would purchase them for a school.... Local City/Town library - yes I can understand.... But in a school -------- If you are a parent/guardian, pick up one of these books and read it!!

I love this book series. It's highly addicting and I could seriously read two books a day. Yes, some of the content should only be read by high school kids but it also informs us how to act and how not to act. When it comes to language, I mean really we're gonna hear it all eventually anyway. We know the effects of drugs and driking and also the consequences that come with doing them (Nate does pot and gets arrested and has to go to rehab where he meets a girl that pops pills and almost DIES) this alone makes me not want to do drugs. In these books characters have sex, and they get their hearts broken. Also, it's exciting to read about these rich teens who go on these weekend get aways to St. Barts(which by the way is an excellent place to vacation). And also when it's talking about designers like Ralph Lauren, DKNY, or Marc Jacobs it's only informing teens of fashion, 17 magazine does the exact same thing, i promise. So in conclusion these books rock, and I hope von Ziegesar keeps em coming!=D

My 11-year-old sixth-grader and I have read and loved this. A lot of her peers are now venturing into young adult books, and they all realize that this is gulity pleasure fiction and not to be taken seriously. One of the best books ever written. You should definitely read the whole series. A+

I personally love the books, however I read them while in college. I would absolutely not want my kids reading these books until they were out of high school! There is really nothing appropriate about them, however, the stories are great- juicy, dramatic, and addictive. Letting your child read these books would be the equivalent of letting them watch Sex and the City, but with high schoolers.

personally i love these books... i love the fashion and the different dramatic stories going on! ... if you don't want your kids to read "real life" type books, then clearly these books aren't for them, but they'll relate to a lot of the situations whether they admit it or you want to believe it!

hey this was a faboulous book i would recommend it as a night time reading project for young and devolping child readers everwhere best for shildren aged about 6

The Gossip Girl books are quite popular for teens - and in and of themselves, they aren't terrible books. However, they DO contain a lot of sex, drugs and other "issues". I would suggest that teens be encouraged to read them if they have a parent or other figure to discuss them with.

i love this series!i am drawn to every book!although alot of it is about sex and drugs, they are still great books!

Why give kids junk literature/media to teach how not to act instead of giving them good literature/media that teaches how to act. Why not find wholesome books with good role models showing how beneficial it is to make good decisions.