This book recounts the adventures, disasters and unexpected surprises when a young teacher and his wife chaperone a group of twelve, spoiled high-school students, all from wealthy families and all seniors in an up-scale private prep school, on a two-week tour of several European countries. The naive teacher thinks it will be an opportunity for his students to expand their historical, cultural and sociological awareness. The kids view it as a time away from the restrictions of home and parents and a chance to run wild. Mishaps, emergencies and mayhem ensue, offering daily challenges to the harried chaperones as they try to cope with the cunning and subterfuge of teenage minds bent on raising hell.