Gossip Times Three

By Amy Goldman Koss

Book Overview

"This is a true story about three best friends who will no doubt become my three sworn enemies when they find out that I'm writing this," says our mystery narrator at the beginning of Amy Koss's latest novel of middle-school fun and torment. Abby has always had a crush on Zack, and her best friends Bess and Cristy have always known it. So how could Bess possibly think it's okay to go out with Zack herself?! And whose side is Cristy on anyway? From the moment Bess utters the traitorous "Zack's cute!" to the day Abby seeks a surprising revenge and beyond, our outspoken narrator (who won't reveal her identity until the final page) is there to share her particular front-row view of the mess. She even throws in some tasty tidbits about the love lives of the girls' divorced moms. It's laugh-out-loud funny, it's candid, and it's universal-as all of Amy Koss's novels are. That's why they so often appear on best-of-the-year lists, including ALA Best Books for Young Adults, ALA Quick Picks, IRA Young Adult Choices, and IRA Teacher's Choices.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803728492
• ISBN13: 9780803728493
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Dial
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.6" x 0.8" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 6 and higher

Customer Reviews

Gossip Times Three- Great Book

Gossip Times Three is an awesome book. It is by Amy Goldman Koss. It is about the life and the drama of three best friends, Abby, Bess, And Cristy. Abby has had a crush on this boy named Zack for a very long time. She always talks endlessly about him, and how he talked to her or glanced at her. She even carved his name in her drawer. But all of a sudden Bess blurts out right in the the middle of Abby's story about Zack, "Zack's cute." and Abby's immidiate reasponce is "Duh-uh." and continues her story. Later though, Bess also suddlenly comments "Zack has a goofy smile." This gives Abby a horrible feeling inside. Before you know it, Bess and Zack are boyfriend and girlfriend. This story continues with single mom troubles and of course, the Zack dilemma. It ends with a surprise. Any teenage girl should read this. It is a perfect story for middle school friendships and hardships. Although it can be confusing at times, it is a very enjoyable book.

Gossip Times Three By: Sarah Hadaway

I enjoyed reading this book. At times it was hard to understand because it would say well Bess did this and Abby said that but no she doesn't mean that. You would sometimes have to read a paragraph over and over until you finally got understood what it meant. If you missed one part in this book, then you would have no idea to what is happening in the next part. Paying attention to what is going on is very important. But it is a really good book to me; I liked how the author made it sound like she was actually talking to the reader. It made it seem like she was at some times actually talking to me. I do recommend this book to mostly girls who are in [...] trough 8th. It was also very entertaining.

Wow!

Mrs. Koss came to my school, Cranbrook/Kingswood Middle School, and I really liked her. She read part of the book aloud to us and I LOVED it! Her daughter and friends are the characters in the story.

Great book

I think that this book was amazing. The author acted like she was one of the charecters in the story. She told it in her perspective and was an amazing author. The book told every persons point of veiw throguhout the story. I think that this book is an amazing book and would recomend it to everybody who loves to read.