Elizabeth Marie Keating is about to become the first female student to ever become enrolled at the renowned Welton Academy, all due to her father - John Keating - teaching poetry and literature there in the English Department. Already the topic of conversation throughout the school, Elizabeth cannot shake the dread she feels inside her stomach. But, she also can't push away the excitement and intrigue mixed in too, her mind abuzz with questions. What will the students be like? What friends will she make? What will it be like surrounded by male peers? What will her time at Welton Academy lead to?