[Book 1 of the Roller Coaster Series] Elite Academy is home to various teenagers from around the globe; rich or poor. Jade Thirlwall considers it her first home compared to her actual home in South Shields. She finds it warm and comforting until suddenly it all starts falling down around her: the musical she cares so much about is put on the line, backstabbing friends, hopeless love, snogging sessions, drugs, sex, hospital visits, bar fights, crying mania, revision and problems that aren't even hers. It's constantly up and down and that's what makes life a roller coaster, really.