Miles Halter, seeking a more than minor life, enrolls at Culver Creek Academy. On his first day, he gets a new nickname, a best friend, some enemies and makes a deal with Alaska Young that will change his life forever.
An expulsion ignites an escalating prank war with the Weekday Warriors as both sides try and discover who is “the rat” inside Culver Creek. Miles finds his future at the school at risk and his loyalty to his new friends tested.
Despite the warnings of his friends, Miles agrees to spend Thanksgiving with Alaska at Culver Creek. But a trip to the Colonel’s home for the holiday, designed to bring everyone together, only leaves our group further apart.
After the Weekday Warriors go too far, Miles, Takumi, the Colonel and Alaska decide to reunite for revenge. After a wine-soaked game of Best Day/Worst Day, new secrets are revealed and a new romance blossoms.