<DIV><DIV><P>Best friends, boyfriends, high school and haute couture ?<I>Gossip Girl</I> has gone from a guilty pleasure to becoming the show everyone is talking about, from <I>Rolling Stone</I> to <I>Vanity Fair</I>, from gossip columnists to President Obama. From its not-so-humble beginnings as a best selling book series set in the posh Upper East Side private schools of New York City, this show the <I>Boston Herald</I> deemed "every parent's nightmare" has catapulted into the pop culture stratosphere. In the first two seasons <I>Gossip Girl</I> has proved itself a popular and critical darling, influencing the culture it critiques and setting trends while providing biting social commentary on this generation of entitled, tech-savvy youth.</P><P><I>In Spotted: Your One and Only Unofficial Guide to Gossip Girl</I>, you'll find:</P><P>* an episode-by-episode exploration of seasons 1 and 2, tracing the development of the characters and storylines</P><P>* bios of the cast and the show's creators, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage</P><P>* comparisons to the show's teen soap and literary predecessors, including how the <I>Gossip Girl</I> books were adapted</P><P>* summaries of the movies that inspire each episode's title</P><P>* sidebars of fun trivia</P><P>* all the details on the music, the fashion, and the NYC locations where <I>Gossip Girl </I>films (complete with exclusive photos!)</P><P>* Chuck Bass. (And he's wearing purple.)</P><P>Second only to a Blair Waldorf?inspired hair band, <I>Spotted</I> is the must-have accessory for any fan who says, "Not enough!" when the end credits roll.</P></DIV></DIV>