Jordyn Jones (Black) is starting the new school year at Edgewood, a D.C. public high school, after being expelled from private school. Jordyn is hoping Edgewood will be a chance to start over, and to live and act according to her values. But she worries the truth about what happened at her old school will get out: One of Jordyn’s “friends” constantly bullied a girl Jordyn was once close to, and Jordyn did nothing to stop it before the girl tried to commit suicide. This story slowly unfolds as Jordyn finds herself making new friends, surprised and pleased to be welcomed into a group that includes Kaleb (white, queer), Mila (Latina), Anton (East Asian), and Bryce (white). She can’t imagine what they’d think if they knew what she did—and didn’t—do, and worries a secret podcast called Tomcat Tea, which shares gossip about Edgewood students, will be her undoing. No one knows who the podcaster is, but after Jordyn’s new boyfriend, Zay, is the target of rumors that threaten his college scholarship, Jordyn decides to take action, only to find her own secret exposed. There’s a lot to consider in this story that invites readers to think about the impact of choices they make, and the complicated and emotionally charged issue of trusting someone whose done harm by giving them a second chance.