High School Story: Class Act, Book 1

High School Story: Class Act, Book 1 is the fourth book of the High School Story series and the first of the High School Story: Class Act series. It succeeds its first three books and serves as a soft reboot for the series as a whole. It is followed by High School Story: Class Act, Book 2 and High School Story: Class Act, Book 3.

Summary
''Friendship, fun, and romance await you in Berry High's theatre class... if you can make it through your first day!''

Chapter 1: New Days
"Friendship, fun, and romance await you at Oliver M. Berry High School... if you can make it through your first day."

Chapter 2: Family Matters
"Casting results are out! Will you perform the part of your dreams in the school play?"

Chapter 3: Love's a Game
"The search for your first kiss has become a race against the clock! Fortunately, your twin has a plan..."

Chapter 4: So This is a Party
"You've scored an invitation to your first ever high school party, but will it be a night to remember... or one you'd rather forget?"

Chapter 5: When One Door Shuts, Another Opens
"How will your twin deal with Amber's extreme affection? And how will you deal if Rory asks you to homecoming?"

Chapter 6: Locked In
"You and Ajay are trapped in the theatre! Will you escape, and grow closer in the meantime?"

Chapter 7: Homecoming Hijinks
"You may not have landed the date of your dreams, but your friends won't let that stop you from having the perfect night!"

Chapter 8: One Last Dance
"It's suddenly heartbreak central at homecoming. Can you help your twin avoid disaster, and still have your own special moment before the night ends?"

Chapter 9: SOH-CAH-TOA
"Can you raise Ajay's math grade from the depths? Or will the play be mangled beyond repair by your new director?"

Chapter 10: The Runaway
"Skye isn't in rehearsal! Where did she go, and can you get her back?"

Chapter 11: Couldn't Miss It
"Dress rehearsals have started, but there's drama offstage too... will it affect your role in the play and your friendships?"

Chapter 12: Framed
"You know you're not responsible for the accident, but will the other actors believe you? Will Rory?"

Chapter 13: Bend, Don't Break
"The truth about Rory's mother comes out! Through the chaos, will you be able to find the real culprit of the broken leg sabotage?"

Chapter 14: All the World's a Stage
"It's the night of the play! And time to finally kiss Rory onstage..."

Chapter 15: When All is Said and Done
"The cast party is in full swing... has the moment finally come for you to tell your crush how you feel?"

Soundtracks
The song featured at the beginning of every chapter is "First Day" by Laura Shigihara and is available on iTunes and Google Play. It is the theme song of one of Pixelberry's other games, High School Story. Visit the soundtrack page for more soundtracks from Choices.

Spoilers

 * At the end of Chapter 16 in Book 3, you are asked to name a new character. It was confirmed on June 13, 2018 via a response in a tweet that High School Story will continue with a new cast and story in the new school year.
 * However, your friends, classmates and previous main character from past books will appear as well!
 * This hints at a possible soft reboot of the series.
 * Which is subsequently confirmed on September 14, 2018, when the new name for the new book in the High School Story series was revealed.
 * It was also revealed that the book will be released in October 2018.
 * This is the second story where you can pick the gender of a love interest, the first being Perfect Match.
 * Limetown Studios designed the book covers of the High School Story series.
 * On September 26, 2018, the book cover was revealed along with the official release date being Monday, October 8, 2018.
 * On September 28, 2018, the summary for Chapter 1 was released.
 * On October 8, 2018, the HSS writers released a blogpost where they gave away a few spoilers for the new book.
 * The player is now playing as a new MC who is just starting his/her freshman year who has a major love for theater. He/she also happens to have a twin!
 * You’ll also meet a new cast of main characters, including actors, jocks, cheerleaders, and more!
 * In addition to making new friends, defending yourself from enemies, and flirting your way to romance.
 * While this book features a new main character and several new main cast members, the writers have promised that you’ll be seeing plenty of returning characters, especially the original High School Story main character.
 * The main character of High School Story books 1-3 will be playing a big role in the drama this time, and an old enemy will have a surprising link to someone the new MC knows.
 * The confirmed love interests for this book are Rory, the boy/girl next door, the ambitious perfectionist Ajay, and Skye, the awesome goth girl.
 * In response to a player, PB stated that they are working on fixing the glitch that some people are experiencing regarding our previous MC wearing the Berry shirt, but being backwards.
 * On November 16, a sneak peek for Chapter 7 was released.
 * On December 10, 2018 PB celebrated the new update, the launch of The Heist: Monaco, and the December birthdays.
 * On January 11, 2019, it was confirmed that this book will end with 15 chapters when a sneak peek for the aforementioned chapter was released.
 * On July 19, 2019, Laura Shigihara who sang the theme song First Day for all the High School Story books and the High School Story app, sang it live.

Trivia

 * This is the first book of the series to be released on a Monday instead of a Wednesday, Thursday and/or a Friday.
 * Chapter 2 shares the same title as Desire & Decorum, Book 3, Chapter 1, and The Royal Finale, Chapter 13, "Family Matters".
 * Ember of the Sea (from Rules of Engagement) is mentioned if you chose Ember of the Road in a premium choice in Chapter 2 of this book.
 * In Chapter 7, if Your Character asks Erin Ward during a game of Would You Rather? whether she would rather date Matt Rodriguez or Victoria Fontaine from the Red Carpet Diaries series, her answer depends on whether you are male or female. For a female MC, she replies, "Matt. He's not my usual type, but he seems like a cool person. I'd rather be Victoria," and for a male MC, she replies, "Victoria. I could never decide if I wanted to date her or be her."
 * Chapter 9's title: "SOH-CAH-TOA" is a helpful mnemonic for remembering the definitions of the trigonometric functions sine, cosine, and tangent i.e., sine equals opposite over hypotenuse, cosine equals adjacent over hypotenuse, and tangent equals opposite over adjacent.
 * In Chapter 11, it is confirmed that Hamilton and Wicked, both Broadway plays, exist in this universe when Erin asks your character whether they would rather see Hamilton or Wicked with the original cast.
 * In Chapter 14, your new and old MCs talk about the spring production, implying that there may be a Chapter 15, it is confirmed that there will be a High School Story: Class Act, Book 2 and that it will feature class president elections. It is implied that one of the candidates is either an enemy or someone highly incompetent.

Click here for the walkthrough of this book: High School Story: Class Act, Book 1 Choices.