September at Tiffin Academy is always a heady time, especially for the senior class --- “sixth formers,” in Tiffin-speak --- a season of college applications and intense pressure, of partying hard and last hurrahs. As the chapel bells ring in students and staff, everyone has something to look forward to --- but in the midst of the anticipation and excitement, nagging questions and dark secrets lurk beneath the surface. Are Tiffin’s It Couple, Charley and East, on the rocks? What sparked the rift between football star Dub and his best friend, Hakeem? Will Pippa Sacks, posh day student, topple the delicate social hierarchy --- or wreak even worse havoc? Can Head of School Audre Robinson save her job --- and the school --- after a disastrous financial mistake? And what was in that email attachment Cinnamon Peters sent to Dub before she died?

It’s move-in day at Tiffin Academy, and America Today just ranked Tiffin the number-two boarding school in the country. It’s a 17-spot jump. Was there a typo? The dorms need to be renovated, their sports teams always come in last place, and let’s just say Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. On the other hand, the campus is exquisite, and they do have fun with lots of parties and school dances. But just as the rarefied air of Tiffin is suffused with self-congratulation, the wheels begin to turn --- and then they fall off the bus. One by one, scandalous blind items begin to appear on phones across Tiffin’s campus, thanks to a new app called ZipZap, and nobody is safe. As the year unfolds, bonds are forged and broken, secrets are shared and exposed, and the lives of Tiffin’s students and staff are changed forever.