Beyond the ivy-covered walls of the Constance Billard School and the moneyed Upper East Side is upstate New York and the equally moneyed Waverly Academy—and Jenny Humphrey is bound for them as we meet her at the start of Gossip Girl spin-off, The It Girl! Episode 313 is a juicy deep dive into all things Boarding School Jenny: rich kids, nuanced mean girls, problematic love affairs, hedonism, and the deliciously nostalgic aesthetic of the Gossip Girl extended universe.

Asha Elias is the author of Pink Glass Houses and the forthcoming The Namaste Club. Follow her on Instagram @asha.sue.elias.

CHECK OUT ASHA'S BOOKS:

Pink Glass Houses

The Namaste Club

CHECK OUT ASHA'S BOOK RECOMMENDATION:

Don't Be a Stranger by Susan Minot

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"The It Girl (Novel Series)" (Gossip Girl Wiki)

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"Review: It Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar" (Grown Up Book Reports, 2017)

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