Because I'm Worth It (2003) (edit title/settings)

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• Serena Caroline van der Woodsen: With her navy blue eyes, flowing blonde hair, and statuesque figure, who doesn't want to be Serena van der Woodsen? After all, the only thing more stunning than her smile is her family's bank account. But remember: wherever S goes, scandal is bound to follow.
• Blair Cornelia Waldorf: As the reigning queen of Constance, it's a wonder our little vixen has any time for her favorite extracurricular activity—getting cozy with UES hottie Nate Archibald. From her ruby ring to her perfectly tailored cardigans, Blair is a true disciple of Audrey Hepburn.
• Nathaniel Fitzwilliam Archibald: With his wavy brown hair and deep green eyes, Nate commands a sailboat like he does women's hearts—effortlessly. But if Blair thinks she or any other woman can pin him down, she better take off those rose-tinted Prada glasses. Word is that N isn't the type to take himself completely off the market.
• Daniel Jonah Humphrey: Pale, shaggy, and rock star thin, Dan is St. Jude's official American Apparel ambassador. When he's not pounding back coffee or tweaking his poetic musings, he's obsessing over his one true love—Serena van der Woodsen. But be careful, D, you can't always get what you want.
• Nate: Blair's boyfriend, who had a moment with Serena. Probably the hottest boy on the upper east side. He can practically get everything he wants but his dad has high expectations.
• Vanessa Marigold Abrams: Vanessa is a Brooklyn-based hipster who dreams of attending NYU film school. Whether she's shaving her head or donning Doc Martens, V loves to stand out—and not always in a good way. But beneath her tough exterior, it looks like there's a certain someone V just can't seem to resist.
• Charles Bartholomew 'Chuck' Bass: With looks like he was plucked straight out of an aftershave commercial, Chuck is the ultimate UES party host. But be careful, ladies: whether he's dashing around the UES in his Jaguar convertible or showing off his pet monkey, the City is his jungle, and C is a predator, indeed.
• Miss Doherty: Constance Billard's Health teacher
• Elise Wells: a gangly, freckled freshman girl with a blonde bob hair who has an issue of eating in public. She is Jenny's best friend.
• Mary Goldberg: one of the most annoyingly inseparable threesome in the freshmen class.
• Vicky Reinerson: one of the most annoyingly inseparable threesome in the freshmen class.
• Cassie Inwirth: one of the most annoyingly inseparable threesome in the freshmen class.
• Mitchell: Nate's pot dealer
• Owen Wells: an alumnus of Yale who will be the new alum interviewer of Blair for her application's reconsideration.
• Saul Burns: the family lawyer of the Archibalds
• Jackie Davis: Nate's teen group facilitator at the Break Rehabilitation Center
• Georgina Spark: a heiress who sold her show horse for cocaine and was caught using it. She's in the same rehabilitation center as Nate.
• Sonny Webster: a lanky boy with jet-black hair streaked with paper-bag-brown highlights. He is the son of Vivienne Webster, a British lingerie designer.
• Rusty Klein: the editor of the New Yorker who was interested in Dan`s poetry. She even told him that he will be the next Keats.
• Mystery Craze: a frail-looking girl with a long, sad face and dirty blond hair. She also writes poems and short stories.
• Leo Berensen: The tall boy with a nice nose and hazel eyes with blonde tipped lashes. He was the boy Jenny saw at Bendel's.
• Aaron Elihue Rose: Blair's stepbrother
• Ken Mogul: A renown film maker who was interested in Vanessa's work.
• Isabel Siobhan Coates: The daughter of the famous actor, Arthur Coates. She is also one of Blair's friends, classmates or minions.
• Kati Farkas: One of Blair's friends, classmates or minions
• Jedediah Angel: A renown fashion designer.

Quotes edit see section history

• “It makes one feel rather good deciding not to be a bitch. . . .”

  Ernest Hemingway

• “Of course I'm as girly a girl as girls come, and I know how important it is to feel good about my appearance. I try to think of it this way though: You know when you see a gorgeous boy on the street and you say to your friend, "Look at him!" and then your friend makes a face like, ugly? We all have such totally varied tastes that someone is going to look at you and think, yum-yum dee-lish, no matter what you think you look like. You just have to learn to see what they see.”

  Gossip Girl

• “Keep it up girls--hooking up is much better exercise!”

  Gossip Girl

• “Don't fucking make judgments about something you know nothing about!”

  Blair Waldorf

• “Remember, nothing warms you up faster than another person's body heat.”

  Gossip Girl

• “It might have been the taurine, but sometimes it just feels good to be bad.”

  Gossip Girl

• “Don't let me keep you.”

  Aaron Rose

• “I know I act like a bitch sometimes, Nate, but I always wind up missing you.”

  Blair Waldorf

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New Yorker
• Greenwich
• Connecticut
• Harvard
• Central Park
• Bryant Park
• Amsterdam
• Scarsdale
• Riverside Prep
• Cannes
• Upper East Side

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by All I Want Is Everything, and followed by I Like It Like That.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Cecily von Ziegesar (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Ages 15 and up.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Dating & Intimacy › Fiction
• Books › Teens › Social Issues › Being a Teen
• Books › Teens › Series › Gossip Girl
• Books › Teens › Literature & Fiction

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