Alex Mets has moved to a new town to try and get a blank slate. New friends, no drama, and good grades. It seems like a great idea until his first day at Canterlot High. Some bizarre hazing ritual for the new kid coordinated by a girl with cotton candy hair, a British teacher – sorry – “Doctor” who is really excited about physics, and people keep talking about magic.

The Syndrome Playlist is the only thing keeping Alex’s sanity intact. Music guides him through the ups and downs of his high school career as he fights awkward teenage romance, body odor covered with Axe body spray, and this strange new world.

Because music and Haagen-Dazs are cheaper than therapy.