Welcome to the 12th season of "YA, We Read It!" where for the next few weeks you'll be getting a deeply sophisticated and very rich deep dive into the world of "Gossip Girl" by Cecily Von Ziegesar (or so we hope!). Meggie and Laura are your elite guides for this trip down early-2000s lane and you won't want to miss it! Kicking off book one, the effortlessly beautiful Serena is back from boarding school only to find that the rest of her world carried on without her in it. Loneliness strikes as she tries to find her footing again, meanwhile her former bestie Blair is much too busy planning parties and time with her burrito-loving boyfriend Nate. It's 100% going to be a season to remember. Tune in, won't you?

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