
This is the third installment in the popular "Gossip Girl" young adult series, following the privileged lives of teenagers Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Set during Christmastime, the story sees Blair and Serena reunited as friends, embarking on a holiday filled with parties, a Caribbean trip, and schemes against their frenemy, Chuck Bass. The book explores themes of friendship, romance, social status, and the often-unethical pursuit of desires, all under the watchful, anonymous eye of the "Gossip Girl" blogger. Parents should be aware of prominent themes of mature romantic content, social scheming, and substance references appropriate for the 12-18 age range.
"In A Hard Day's Write, Steve Turner shatters many myths and adds a new dimension to the Fab Four's legacy by investigating for the first time the ordinary people and events immortalized in the Beatles' music.". "Arranged chronologically by album, the book explores how private incidents influenced the groups' writing and how their music evolved. Turner reveals that 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds' was really a drawing by Julian Lennon of his childhood friend; 'Bungalow Bill' was an all-American tiger hunter; 'Doctor Robert' was a New York "speed doctor"; and much more. The result is a book that chronicles an untold story of the Beatles themselves."--BOOK JACKET.
