HANOVER ACADEMY WAS FOUNDED IN 1823 BY A WEALTHY NEW YORK LANDOWNER AND HIS WIFE, AND SINCE ITS FORMATION THE ACADEMY HAS REMAINED ONE OF THE MOST P- RESTIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE WORLD. THE ACADEMY IS CONVENI- ENTLY LOCATED IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK CITY ON MANHATTAN’S UPPER EAST SIDE, AND THOUGH IT HAS UPHELD A REPUTATION AMONGST THE WEALTHY, IT HAS ACHIEVED QUITE A DIFFERENT REPUTATION FROM THE STUDENTS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO ATTEND. TO THE STUDENTS OF HANOVER ACADEMY, THE ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT ONLY THE PLACE WHERE THEIR DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT, BUT THE PLACE IN WHICH THEIR HEARTS ARE BROK- EN AND THEIR ALLEGIANCES TESTED. IF YOU’VE GOT A SECRET, YOU BETTER KEEP IT BEC- AUSE IF YOUR SECRET GETS OUT IT COULD PROVE DAMAGING. WHEN YOU’RE AS WEALTHY, AS YOUNG, AND AS BEAUTIFUL AS THESE KIDS, YOU’D BE WELL ADVISED TO PROCEED WITH THE UTMOST CAUTION. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN A KNIFE MIGHT BE PLUNGED IN YOUR BACK.