Meme Rules:

- Select and briefly review one teen novel, classic or modern, which is a sure antidote to the daze of high school.

-Title your post Meme: High School Daze to Praise

-Include an image with your post.

-Tag four blogger colleagues.

I’ve read a lot of books in my life, some painfully bad, some life changing. Bad or good, they’ve all taught me something about who I am and what the meaning of my life is. The perfectly organized printed words have always spoken to me deeply, of life, of love, of hope. The one book that has taught me the most about myself and the world, however, would have to be Gossip Girl.

Gossip Girl has given me so many insights into who I am as a person, and it’s educated me about how society works and what I need to do to be popular, which is the most important thing a person can be. It’s taken me on a journey of discovery, and now I know that what you wear really does define who you are. How could you forget the main lesson? No publicity is bad publicity, and you are no one unless you are talked about.

Of course, there is always the relationship advice that I’ve gleaned from its wondrous pages. Now I know that it’s ok to sleep with your best friends boyfriend, as long as she doesn’t find out. And it’s also ok if your boyfriend cares more about his pot stash than you, as long is he is hot and rich.

Since all of my friends have read it, it provides the valuable opportunity to have in depth book discussions on the subtext of this book. We ask essential questions like, is it moral to wear a Marc Jacobs bag from last season, even if you really like it? and what are the consequences of buying underwear from La Perla, even if no one is going to see them?

Gossip Girl gets you through those high school daze, because, first of all, it teaches you about the important things in life (cliques, gossip, important things to buy, your real place in life if you weren’t born into the right families), and second of all, because it is a book for the masses. It shows us that the rules society places on us are very important to our happiness. It is not good to be alone in doing something. It is not good to not have lots of friends. This book has taught me that it’s ok to be like everyone else. In fact, it’s better than ok.

You know you love me.

Xoxo,

Gossip Girl

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Mr. Schauble

Ms. Davis

Novel Dame

Hannah