Academy – Hilderbrand Elin (2025)

Secrets, rumours, and dangerous liaisons come with the territory at an elite New England boarding school. On move-in day at Tiffin Academy, amid the happy chaos of reunited friends, uploaded selfies, and unloaded cars, shocking news arrives: America Today has ranked Tiffin the second-best boarding school in the country, a seventeen-place leap. Could it be a mistake? The dormitories are dingy, the sports teams always come last, and Tiffin students are known for being more social than academic. Yet the campus is exquisite, classes are small, the dining hall is run by a New York chef, and the students certainly know how to have fun. As Tiffin’s rarefied atmosphere fills with self-congratulation, scandalous bulletins begin appearing on phones across campus through a new app called Zip Zap, and nobody is safe. From Davi Banerjee, queen bee and international influencer, to Simone Bergeron, the young new history teacher, and Charley Hicks, a transfer student determined not to fit in, everyone seems to have something to hide. 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. Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Perfect Couple, joins forces with her daughter, Shelby Cunningham, for a fresh look behind ivy-covered walls.