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von Ziegesar, Cecily

It Had to Be You: The Gossip Girl Prequel

(4) YA Fans of the book series or TV show will be eager to read this prequel, which primarily sets up the love triangle among the perfect-looking Blair, Serena, and Nate as sophomores. Though the text's litany of brand names becomes grating, readers get a thoroughly entertaining glimpse into the world of these rich, preppy, sex- and drug-obsessed Manhattanites.

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