At Westville High School in Sherwood, Ohio, Erica Lodge becomes part of a popular-but-feared clique that includes three wealthy and beautiful girls with the same first name: Jennifer Duke, Jennifer McNamara, and the ruthless queen bee, Jennifer George. Tired of the clique abusing its power, Veronica longs for her old life with her kinder but less popular friends. She becomes fascinated with Jack "J.D." Dean, a new student and rebellious outsider (whose mother committed suicide, and whose wealthy father abused people), after he pulls out a gun and fires blanks to scare football-player bullies, Alex and Max
