30 Days of No Gossip

30 Days of No Gossip
Author: Stephanie Faris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442482826

Maddie is challenged by her best friend to avoid gossiping for an entire month or forfeit their friendship, a test that is complicated by Maddie's discovery of the biggest piece of gossip she has ever heard.

30 Days of No Gossip

30 Days of No Gossip
Author: Stephanie Faris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442482834

Can a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in this M!X original novel. Maddie Evans prides herself on being the gossip queen of Troy Middle School. She is the first person her classmates go to when they need the latest news on the ins-and-outs of TMS—and Maddie never disappoints. Her best friend since birth, Vi, isn’t crazy about Maddie’s penchant for passing on rumors, but it’s never been an issue in their friendship. Until the day Maddie lets slip who Vi is crushing on—in front of her crush. Vi is furious, and she confronts Maddie with an ultimatum: no gossip for 30 days, or twelve years of sisterhood goes down the drain. Maddie agrees, but only a week into the challenge, she gets one of the juiciest pieces of gossip EVER—something that could affect the future of the school. Will she be able to keep her mouth shut and tame her ways? Or will she be left standing alone with no one to hear her stories?

30 Days of No Gossip

30 Days of No Gossip
Author: Stephanie Faris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2014-03-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1442482818

Maddie is challenged by her best friend to avoid gossiping for an entire month or forfeit their friendship, a test that is complicated by Maddie's discovery of the biggest piece of gossip she has ever heard.

Resisting Gossip

Resisting Gossip
Author: Matthew C. Mitchell
Publisher: CLC Publications
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1619580772

With gossip being so prevalent in our culture, it can be hard to resist listening to and sharing stories about other people's business. But what does God say about gossip? In Resisting Gossip, Pastor Matt Mitchell not only outlines the scriptural warnings against gossip, but also demonstrates how the truth of the gospel can deliver believers from this temptation.

Gossip from Thrush Green

Gossip from Thrush Green
Author: Miss Read
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2002
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780618219131

The pristine setting of Thrush Green conceals a flurry of activity. Mr. Venables is considering retirement just as Miss Watson, the village's teacher, is about to make an important decision and Molly Curdle prepares for a new baby.

25 Roses

25 Roses
Author: Stephanie Faris
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-01-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481424203

During the annual Valentine's sale of chocolate roses, each grade competes to sell the most, and the popular people receive the most, making others feel left out. Since Mia's in charge of the seventh-grade sale this year, she's decided to do something to make sure both these issues swing in her favor.

The Popularity Code

The Popularity Code
Author: Stephanie Faris
Publisher: Aladdin
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 153444520X

Mean Girls meets The Clique in this relatable M!X novel that tackles the effects of online bullying. Faith Taylor is popular by association, thanks to her BFFs, Adria and Janelle. When a new website called SlamBook targets her school’s popular kids, Faith gets sucked in. And when she discovers her own page on the site, she finds herself obsessing over the comments people are posting about her. Some are good, some are…not so good. Faith becomes determined to match the negative comments to the people, and begins to retaliate by posting negative comments of her own. Soon, Faith finds that people are talking about the comments she’s leaving. Even though she does feel guilty, it’s just so easy to be mean behind the anonymity of her laptop. But when her comments go too far, she realizes she must figure out a way to make things right before it’s too late.

Princess of Gossip

Princess of Gossip
Author: Sabrina Bryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416570772

Who knows better than Sabrina Bryan of The Cheetah Girls what it's really like to be famous? In this addictive new novel, Sabrina teams up with popular author Julia DeVillers to tell the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary secret.... Life in southern California is not at all like Avery expected. She feels invisible at her new high school, her parents are always working, and her only friends are on MySpace. If only her life was like the celebrities she reads about online.... When she's mistaken on MySpace for a rising pop star's assistant, Avery scores an invite to a glamorous Hollywood party and snaps a photo of a young starlet with her secret new beau. Eager to share her juicy scoop, Avery starts a blog, the Princess of Gossip, and the next thing she knows, she's the new gossip girl to watch. Suddenly she's getting the inside scoop on celebrity sightings, and designers are sending her their hottest clothes and accessories in the hopes of scoring a mention on her blog. When Avery shows up at school in her exclusive fashion swag, even Cecilia, the most popular girl in their class, takes notice. Then celebutante playboy Beckett Howard sees Avery wearing one of his father's designs and asks her out. The Princess of Gossip's true identity is still a secret, but when the paparazzi catch Avery and Beckett on a date, Cecilia gets jealous. There's only room for one it girl at school. Can the Princess of Gossip hold onto her crown?

Pheme the Gossip

Pheme the Gossip
Author: Joan Holub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442449373

Priding herself on having the most up-to-date information about everyone at Mount Olympus Academy, gossipy Pheme sends VIP messages that linger in cloud letters above her head, a habit that raises the ire of her fellow goddesses.

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language

Grooming, Gossip, and the Evolution of Language
Author: Robin Ian MacDonald Dunbar
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1996
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780674363366

Here, the author examines gossip as a form of 'verbal grooming', and as a means of strengthening relationships. He challenges the idea that language developed during male activities such as hunting, and that it was actually amongst women that it evolved.