The It Girl

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This article is about the 2005 book. For the slang phrase, see It girl.

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 from that series as the protagonist.

Jenny Humphrey has been expelled from Contsance Billard in the eighth book. In this series, she starts Waverly academy, an elite boarding school in New York horse country filled of glamorous rich kids. She aims to be the most sophisticated and most popular girl, partying every night and winning every boy there.

1 Characters
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Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

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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 Academyloacted in New York state. Jenny hopes to leave her old, unsophisticated, emabrrasing past 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 (now ex-)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 Ecstasy 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. She eventually has a falling out with Brett due to Eric Dalton, their handsome Disciplianry Advisor.
Callie Vernon- Callie, who was one of Tinsley Carmichael's and Brett Messerschmidt'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. She eventually forms an alliance with Tinsely against Brett and Jenny, but things go awry when, as punishment for hosting a party off of school grounds, Callie and Jenny are the only girls in Dumbarton 303, and Brett and Tinsley are forced to become roommates.
Brett Messerschmidt - Hails from Rumson, New Jersey but tells everyone that she's from East Hampton and is afraid for everyone to know the real truth about her. Everyone is led to believe that she lives in East Hampton and that her parents are constantly throwing charity functions, while in truth her father is the most prominent plastic surgeon in the tri-state area (best known for bragging about how much fat he could get off a patient during a lipo) and her mother who is obsessed with zebra prints on everything, and consuming only truffles and zoloft. No ones knows this except for Tinsley who once answered Bretts phone and had a lengthy conversation with Brett's mother about zebra prints. Thus Brett is somewhat relieved that Tinsley is not there to expose her secret. 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. The red-headed beauty eventually begins to come to terms with her nouveau riche parents, and their "embarrasing" lifestyle.
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. Helps Brett create a plan to have Eric fired before Eric gets him expelled. 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. He loves horses.
Tinsley Carmichael- With her black hair and nearly violet eyes, Tinsley ran Wavery and every where else she went. She was expelled for doing E with Brett and Callie but in Notorois she comes back to find little Jenny in her bed. She doesnt waste any time shaking things up. Tinsley is the only one who knows the truth about where Brett lives. Callie always looks about to Tinsley, though there was a rumor that Easy and Tinsley hooked up. Seceretly, Callie is suspicious of her intentions, but due to Tinsely's intense fun-loving nature and popularity (and the fear of being shunned by the Waverly society with Tinsley's help), Callie remains her friend. Tinsley herself is extremely manipulative, and will go to any lengths to get what she (or one of her loyal friends) wants.

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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 man-slut 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 similar natures.
Rufus Humphrey- Jenny's hippie 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 gone 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, Angela Pardee, whose husband also is a member of the Waverly staff. The two are caught by Tinsley Carmichael and Callie Vernon.