Homer'sIliad,theclassictaleofloveandrevenge,isshrewdlyretoldforteensinTroyHigh.NarratedbyCassie,ashyoutsideratTroyHigh,thestoryfollowstheTrojansandSpartansastheydeclarewaronthefootballfield.AfterthebeautifulElena—whousedtobethecaptainoftheSpartancheerleaders—transferstoTroyHighandfallsmadlyinlovewithCassie'sbrotherPerry,theSpartansvowthattheannualhomecominggamewillneverbeforgotten.Offthefootballfield,anescalatingprankwarfuelstensionsbetweentheschools.ThestakesareraisedwhenCassieisforcedtochoosebetweentheboysheloves(aSpartan)andloyaltytoherfamilyandschool.TroyHighwillseducereaderswithitscastofmythicproportions.