Book excerpt: At Glenville High School ,only the strong survive. The Elite Eight portrays high school through the eyes of the A-List crowd who dominate a suburban high school. Anne Walsh, the alpha female of the group, feels threatened when the beautiful and caring Madison Parker moves to town. As the rest of the elite crew embraces Madison's friendship, Anne plots to crush the new teen queen. As Anne stays focused on Madison 's demise, she fails to realize that her boyfriend, quarterback Scott Fontaine, may be cheating behind her back. When Scott's powerful and jealous friend Jack Calloway gets wind of Scott's ways, he'll stop at nothing to expose the truth. Can Anne keep her queen bee status without her boy toy? Scott's can of worms, opens up the door for more secrets to be exposed. Someone at Glenville may not be who they seem. As the thin line between the A-list crowd and the D-list losers grows closer and closer, the Fab 4 a.k.a. the female members of the elite eight will question their loyalties. How far would one go to survive on the battlefield called high school? Would you compromise your values to stay on top? If it came down to it, would you have what it takes to be elite?