Cecily von Ziegesar facts for kids
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Cecily von Ziegesar
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Ziegesar at the 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival
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| Born | Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar June 27, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Education | Nightingale-Bamford School Colby College (BA) University of Arizona (dropped out) |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Genre | Drama, comedy, short, romance |
| Notable works | Gossip Girl series The It Girl series |
| Spouse | Richard Griggs |
| Children | 2 |
Cecily Brooke von Ziegesar (born June 27, 1970) is an American author. She is most famous for writing the Gossip Girl book series. These books are popular young adult novels.
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Early Life and School Days
Cecily von Ziegesar was born in New York City. Her father, Franz Albrecht von Ziegesar, was a business leader. Her mother is Olivia James. Cecily always dreamed of becoming a ballerina. She started dance lessons when she was three years old. At age eight, she tried out for a special ballet school but was not accepted.
As a teenager, she went to The Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan. She traveled from Connecticut very early each morning to get there. After high school, Cecily went to Colby College. She then spent a year in Budapest, Hungary, working at a radio station. Later, she returned to the United States to study writing, but she left college soon after.
Cecily's Writing Career
How Gossip Girl Began
Cecily von Ziegesar worked at a book company called Alloy Entertainment in New York City. There, she got the idea for the Gossip Girl series. These books show the lives of rich teenagers. The series quickly became very popular. It reached the top of The New York Times Best-Sellers list in 2002.
The fictional Constance Billard School for Girls in the books is based on an exaggerated version of Cecily's own high school. In 2005, a spin-off book series called The It Girl also became a best-seller. In October 2011, Cecily released another book called Psycho Killer, which was a spin-off of her first novel.
Gossip Girl on TV
The Gossip Girl books were made into a TV show by The CW network in 2007. Some fans of the books felt the TV show changed too much from the original stories. However, Cecily von Ziegesar said that the main ideas of the plot stayed true to her vision. She was happy that the show was still set in New York City. Cecily even appeared briefly in the TV show's fourth season finale on May 16, 2011.
Gossip Girl as Graphic Novels
In December 2009, a company called Yen Press announced a new project. They worked with a South Korean artist named Baek Hye-Kyung. Together, they created a graphic novel version of the Gossip Girl series. These graphic novels tell new stories with the same characters, instead of just retelling the original books. The first chapter came out in January 2010 in a magazine called Yen Plus.
Cecily's Family Life
Cecily von Ziegesar lives in Brooklyn, New York. She lives with her husband, Richard Griggs. Richard works for the Judd Foundation. They have two children, Agnes Belle and Oscar.
Books by Cecily von Ziegesar
The Gossip Girl Series
- Gossip Girl (2002)
- You Know You Love Me (2002)
- All I Want Is Everything (2003)
- Because I'm Worth It (2003)
- I Like It Like That (2004)
- You're the One That I Want (2004)
- Nobody Does It Better (2005)
- Nothing Can Keep Us Together (2005)
- Only in Your Dreams (2006)
- Would I Lie To You? (2006)
- Don't You Forget About Me (2007)
- I Will Always Love You (2009)
- It Had To Be You (2007) (a prequel story)
- Psycho Killer (October 2011) (a spin-off story)
The It Girl Series
- The It Girl
- Notorious
- Reckless
- Unforgettable
- Lucky
- Tempted
- Infamous
- Adored
- Devious
- Classic
The Gossip Girl: The Carlyles Series
- Gossip Girl: The Carlyles (2008)
- You Just Can't Get Enough (2008)
- Take A Chance on Me (2009)
- Love the One You're With (2009)
Other Books
- Class (2010, republished in 2011)
- Cobble Hill (2020)
See also
In Spanish: Cecily von Ziegesar para niños
