The It Girl (novel)

The It Girl is a 2005 book by Cecily von Ziegesar. The series branches off from her first series Gossip Girl and features young Jenny Humphrey as the protagonist.

Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey is leaving Constance Billard to attend Waverly academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country where glamorous rich kids don't let the rules get in the way of an excellent time. Determined to leave her Manhattan past behind her, Jenny sets off to Waverly with big plans of reinventing herself. She'll be a goddess-she's a sophisticated city girl, after all!-and will find a boy who can properly worship her. But that's going to be a little tricky since her self-absorbed new roommates, Callie Vernon and Brett Messerschmidt, aren't exactly there to help-unless there's something in it for them. Hot guys, new intrigue, and delicious gossip add up to more trouble then ever for jenny. but if getting caught with boys and going up against the disciplinary Committee ,or DC, is what it takes, jenny's ready-she'll do all that and more to become The It Girl

Characters

Major

• Jenny Humphrey - Jenny Humphrey, a favorite from the Gossip Girl series, here stars in a series of her own. After being kicked out of Constance Billard, Jenny enrolls at the posh Waverly Academy. Jenny hopes to leave her old, wannabe personality behind and become the it girl of Waverly. She soon rises to become the rival of previous it girl, Tinsley Carmichael, and falls for Easy Walsh, the boyfriend of one of her roommates, Callie Vernon.
• Tinsley Carmichael - Before Jenny's arrival, Tinsley was kicked out of school when she and her best friends, Brett Messerschmidt and Callie Vernon were caught doing E and the three of them had a miscommunication that caused Tinsley to take the fall. She returns in Notorious to cause waves for her friends, who are both happy and afraid to have her back, and Jenny Humphrey, who seems to be trying to take her place.
• Callie Vernon- Callie, who was one of Tinsley Carmichael's best friends and is girlfriend to Easy Walsh, is a popular blonde girl who rooms with Jenny at Waverly. When Easy is caught in her room, where she'd invited him so they could have sex, Callie blames the whole thing on Jenny, then convinces Jenny and Easy to flirt with each other to make her story more believable. The plan backfires on her when Easy eventually dumps her for Jenny, leaving Callie heartbroken and ready for revenge.
• Brett Messerschmidt - Brett, Tinsley Carmichael's other best friend and Jenny Humphrey's other roommate, was dating Jeremaiah Mortimer, but dumped him for the very sexy, twenty-three year old teacher, Eric Dalton. Brett then went back to Jeremaiah after Eric dumped her for Tinsley and, with the help of Easy Walsh, brought Eric down on charges of drug possession and had him fired from Waverly.
• Easy Walsh - Despite the fact that he is a legacy at Waverly, there is nothing Easy wants more than to get out of school. The only thing keeping him at Waverly is his parents' promise of letting him go to Paris when he graduates. Originally the boyfriend of Callie Vernon, whom he stole from fellow Waverly Owl, Brandon Buchanan, Easy develops feelings for Jenny Humphrey and eventually leaves Callie for her.

Minor

• Brandon Buchanan - Brandon was a loyal and dedicated boyfriend to [{Callie Vernon]], but she cheated on him with, and eventually left him for, Easy Walsh. Brandon never got over Callie and is still willing to do anything for her. He had a thing for Jenny Humphrey, but she, too, was interested in Easy, so Brandon decided to stick with being her friend and only having eyes for Callie, who has yet to show any real interest in getting back together.
• Eric Dalton - One of the famous "Daltons", Eric flirts with Brett Messerschmidt and then carries on an affair with her, which ended when he was snagged by Tinsley Carmichael instead. Brett, wanting to save her reputation, then took him down on charges of drug possession and he was fired.
• Heath Ferro - Nicknamed Pony because everyone's taken a ride, Heath Ferro is the biggest manslut at Waverly. He drunkenly made out with Jenny on her first day at Waverly, then fell asleep in her lap. He also doesn't hesitate to gossip about her when she isn't around. He's also favorite of Tinsley Carmichael because of their similiar natures.
• Rufus Humphrey- Jenny's hippy beatnik father, Rufus lives in New York in a run down apartment with their cat, Marx. Jenny's brother Daniel Humphrey used to live there too, but he has off to college.
• Dean Marymount - Dean Marymount is the Dean of Waverly who is a stickler for rules. However, this doesn't stop him from having an affair with one of his fellow, married teachers.

Others

• Sage Francis
• Celine Colista
• Ryan Reynolds
• Benny Cunningham
• Teague Williams
• Emily Jenkins
• Alison Quentin
• Verena Arneval
• Lon Baruzza
• Tricia Rieken
• Alan StGirard
• Daniel Humphrey
• Jeremiah Mortimer
• Yvonne Stidder
• Storm Bathurst

Books

1. The It Girl
2. Notorious