About this title: In this follow-up to "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You," Carter delivers more spy-girl intrigue and romance, as trouble crops up once again for Cammie Morgan, a CIA legacy-student at Gallagher Academy, the world's premier academy for spies.
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Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Date Published: 2007
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Date Published: 2007
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Date Published: 2008-12-23
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Date Published: 2007
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Description: New. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 236 p. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
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Date Published: 2007-10-01
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"Have you ever wondered if your loved ones keep secrets from you? In "Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2)", Cammie Morgan must keep secrets from many people in her life. Why? Because Cammie is a spy in training at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women. In order to be a spy she must hide many things from outsiders and even other spies.
But getting through the next part of her Covert Operations class isn't her only challenge; the school is also keeping a secret from its students, a secret called Blackthorne. Soon, it's up to Cammie and her genius friends to save the school.
In my opinion, some parts of this story are predictable, but the storyline is cute, so I read it anyway. The story is still different from anything else I have ever read, and even though you might think that the whole spy school thing will turn you off from the series, believe me, these books are just as fun to read as any other teen novel.
But what's great about it is that it isn't superficial like many other books aimed at teenagers are these days. It shows smart, hard-working, and strong girls--none of that fluffiness and cattiness that's prevalent with books of this genre.
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Title Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls, #2) Author Ally Carter Reviewed By Purplycookie"
""Just be yourself." Being yourself sounds easy right, well, its not all that easy when you are a spy and get grades for the legends you take over. Ally Carter's Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy had me flipping pages form the beginning because of all the adventure.
The characters made this book very realistic. Cammie, eventhough she's a spy, has all the problems of a regular girl. Bex remains the tough British spygirl, always looking for a challenge. Liz wants academic challenges. Macey wants to rebel against her parents by making all A's. And Zach, new to the scene, keeps coming back to Cammie.
On the last day of winter break Cammie has to go get debriefed by the CIA. Later when she gets back to Gallagher Academy, she hears her mom talk about Blackthorne. She does not know anything about Blackthorne. On their first covert operations countersurveillance, Cammie talks to Zach, not realizing he's her tail. The next day, everyone finds out that the Blackthorne Boys are going to be staying at Gallagher Academy. The semester comes with many first for Gallagher.
This book can connect with all girls on a personal level. All girls have dreamed of being someone-else. Cammie does not know how to be herself, with all the legends she has taken hold of. This book has girls needing to be invisible/someone other than themselves as a matter of life or death.
I reccomend this book to girls who like action and drama. Do not read it without first reading I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. These girls are tough and smart so read about their talents to build your self confidence."
"Most times lies aren't such a good thing, but in the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, lies are everything. Because this school is no ordinary school, it is a training program for young spies. Cammie Morgan, who goes to this school, finds herself wondering how to be herself when, as a young spy, she must have many other identities that are a part of who she is. because lying, blending in, and spying is what she does best. but on top of it all, there is something new approaching the Gallagher Academy, something none of them expected. BOYS. from another spy school that they were never aware of. But these boys are carrying a secret and it is up to Cammie and her friends to discover. What are they hiding? And what are they about to find out?"
"Book Review: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (236 pages)
My world is crashing down around me. Rather, I'm about to crash into the world. That's what Cammie, the main character in Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, thinks when two crazy, unexpected things happen to her that are out of her control. In this sequel, (to I'd Tell You I Love You, but then I'd Have to Kill You) author Ally Carter brings even better mystery and adventure to Gallager Academy than the first book did; I enjoyed this book more than the first and can't wait for the third to be published!
The same characters from the first book are back from winter break, ready for their second semester of sophomore year. Cammie, Bex, Liz, and Macey are all girls who want, so badly, to do well in school. Macey proves this by spending less time on her appearance and more time on her aptitude. Her parents don't believe she can up her grades on her own, and she is determined more than ever to show them not to underestimate a Gallager Girl, even one who takes the eighth-grade level classes because she's not a "genius" like the other spies-to-be. While Macey is busy with her school work, the other three girls are worried about field tests (tests for Covert Operations class). These girls stress out just like girls at a normal school; that makes me feel good, knowing that I'm not the only one worrying about grades. I think the impact the characters (mainly the girls) have on me makes me like the book more. If all the characters were super smart, all the characters super athletic, or all the characters super attractive, I would be less able to relate to them. If they were perfect, they would seem less like people and more like the characters they are, because, like it or not, people aren't perfect.
The setting of this book is at the Gallager Academy, secretly located in Roseville, Virginia, but the students also take a short trip to Washington D.C. towards the beginning of the book for a "class trip" (I would say more, but that's classified information). Several times the girls also take trips to the town of Roseville, and stroll along the streets. A gazebo is mentioned and reminds me of the one in our cemetery that is white and wooden and with stones making up the base. While reading, I pictured the characters from the book having their conversations while sitting in our gazebo, because the description in the book just about matched the look of it.
In my introduction, I mentioned that two crazy and unexpected things happen to the main character, Cammie Morgan. The first is that she "accidentally overhears" one of her teachers Mr. Solomon say to her mother,the headmistress of Gallager Academy, "You don't think they know about Blackthorne, do you?" to which Cammie's mother replies, "No, but if one of them does, they all do." Cammie has no idea what to make of this! She is shocked to know her mother is keeping a secret from her. She is even more shocked when she discovers what the secret is and how she must cope with what or who she finds. I would tell, but if I did, I might just have to kill you. The other thing that happens to Cammie is seeing the only person she swore she was done with and would not try to contact again--Josh. After an information leak to her boyfriend (now ex)Josh before winter break, he had his memory of Cammie as a spy-girl erased, and she made a promise not to jog his memory. Now he remembers a girl that lied about being home schooled and is really a student at Gallager. He doesn't have to just remember her for long, though, because in the small town of Roseville, going outside means risking the sight of a familiar face. Does she call for backup? Does she need to? Most importantly, the question is: Does she want to?
The theme of Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy is mainly how you can't make assumptions. Any spy should know you should make decisions based on cold, hard evidence--fact. When Cammie and her friends decide to eavesdrop, part of a conversation can be taken many different ways. How can they be sure they are really hearing what they think they are hearing. They can't. I have found this out, many times, the hard way. I connected with Cammie because I had gone through that before (hearing something, telling others, only to find out later what the truth is and to make myself look foolish).
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy is a page-turner filled with mystery. Ally Carter brings together the best characters from the last book and introduces new, interesting characters into this present one. I recommend this book to young readers or old readers, girl readers or boy readers. Just remember, secrets don't make friends, but friends can help you keep your darkest secrets (just make sure they're not a double agent)."
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