All kinds of embarrassing rumors are swirling around TJ's class and mostly he thinks they are pretty funny, until he becomes the target of the gossip--then he needs to find out who started the rumors, and why.
After being told that she must leave her European boarding school to live in Nebraska under an assumed name to be safe from Mafia assassins, Victoria Van Wyck tries to stop a smear campaign directed at her new friend by the school's popular clique.
Reed Brennan broke the rules to accomplish her goal of being accepted to a prestigious boarding school. Now she has the status she craves but it doesn't take long before it is threatened. Her roommate takes photos of Reed at a party and blackmails her with them.
As sophomores Madison, Holly, and Lina continue to learn about dating and boys and record their findings on their Weblog, another student begins to make up unflattering stories about the trio to post to her own Web page.
Although he swears not to reveal the source of his new-found wealth, a poor farmer can't help telling his wife and then a neighbor and soon the news is all over town.
Explains what tattling is, why people do it, and what the consequences might be; then suggests alternatives to this behavior and ways to resolve problems created by talebearing.