Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls) [Hardcover]

Ally Carter (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up | Series: Gallagher Girls

After the excitement of the fall, all Cammie Morgan wants is peaceful semester at school. But that’s easier said than done when you’re a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world...for spies.

Despite Cammie's best intentions, trouble crops up quickly.  Cammie, Bex, and Liz learn that the Gallagher Academy is hosting guests from another spy school -- a school that is known to the world as the Ethan Frome Academy--a secret spy school for boys.    After her fiasco with Josh last fall, Cammie isn't sure she's ready for daily encounters with boy spies – especially after she meets Zach -- an incorrigibe cutie who everyone thinks is just perfect. 

Cammie is right to be worried about their new guests.  Soon after the boys’ arrival, she's blamed for a series of security breaches that leave the school's top-secret status at risk.  And the perfectly crushable Zach is her prime suspect. 

The Gallagher Girls will need to use all their skills to investigate the Frome Boys. Even though they're confident about their guy-spying (as if they haven't done it before!), the playing field is level this time, and the stakes for Cammie’s heart—and her beloved school— are higher than ever.   

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ally Carter is the New York Times best-selling author of the first three books in the Gallagher Girls series, I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You; Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy; and Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover-as well as Heist Society, the first in a brand new series. She lives in Oklahoma.

From AudioFile

Listeners eager for the return of Cammie Morgan, teen spy, wait no longer. After modifying the memory of her ex-boyfriend, Cammie is ready for every eventuality Gallagher Academy can throw at its girl spies . . . except boys. Rene Raudmans first-person narration highlights Cammies addictive ramblings about her new covert-operations partner, Zak, and enemy attacks on the school. Raudmans depictions of hilarious wardrobe malfunctions and advice from fellow spies about boys will keep listeners glued to Cammies debriefings. Secondary characters like boy-crazy cryptographer Liz and obnoxious but dreamy Zak will have teen listeners infiltrating Carters Web site seeking the next installment. Raudman makes this spot-on adventure for girls. C.A. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Book CH (October 2, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423100050
• ISBN-13: 978-1423100058
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,438 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ally Carter writes books about spies, thieves, and teenagers. She is the New York Times Best-selling author of Heist Society, Uncommon Criminals, and the popular Gallagher Girls series, including I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover, and Only the Good Spy Young.

She lives in the Midwest where her life is either very ordinary or the best deep-cover legend ever. She'd tell you more, but...well...you know...

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hearts and Hopes, January 5, 2008

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Little Willow (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls) (Hardcover)

In I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU, readers were welcomed to the Gallagher Academy, an all-girls school that is known for its emphasis on academics. What outsiders don't know is the school is actually training the young ladies to become spies. Gallagher Girls are trained in the martial arts, taught "real" history, learn political secrets, and are multilingual.

The second book, CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY, the second book in the series, picks up shortly after the first book. Cammie Morgan and the other Gallagher students know how their school operates and are used to it being an all-girl campus. When guys from the Blackthorne Institute come to share their studies and their teachers, some of the girls get distracted while others get suspicious. Cammie is a bit of both camps. She appreciates the fact that the guy spies are smart and savvy, but she doesn't trust them. She kind of got off on the wrong foot with Zach, one of the spy-guys, and she can't stop thinking about Josh.

She also thinks her new schoolmates are hiding something -- and they might not be the only ones. Old photographs and overheard conversations make Cammie question her father's schooling and spy work. Will she ever find out what really happened to him?

When push comes to shove, the Gallagher Girls are here to save the day - and maybe have some fun along the way. CROSS MY HEART will please fans of the first Gallagher Girls novel. All of the books have a fun mix of spies, lies, and romance that pleases tweens, teens, and adults. Make sure to read the books in order:

I'D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO SPY
DON'T JUDGE A GIRL BY HER COVER

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is AMAZING!, October 23, 2007

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Kristin (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls) (Hardcover)

Seriously, Ally Carter has out done herself with "Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy"!
I started reading the book around 7 or 8 PM and stay up until 12 PM finishing it. I could not put it down even though I told myself many times, "Put down the book. It will be there tomorrow." It was just too addicting.
"Cross My Heart..." picks off where Ally Carter's first book "I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You" (now called LYKY) ends. After a hard winter break, Cammie's back at Gallagher Academy. She's still hurting from a break-up she did not want to happen and worried about CoveOp, her most challenging class. Loads of action happens during the 250 or so pages. I wish I could tell you more, but I'd ruin the entire book for you guys.
My mind is still reeling from finishing the book. It leaves you with some answers but even more questions.
If you haven't gotten a hold of the book yet, GO NOW!!!!

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spy School is Still Cool!, October 19, 2007

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Gail M. Libby "book lover" (Portland, ME USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (Gallagher Girls) (Hardcover)

Like the first book about the Gallagher Academy For Exceptional Young Women (I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You), this one is absolutely fantastic. There's a lot of action, laughs, covert ops and spy lingo. Of course, there are boy issues to sort through too. Cammie's a really great character: fun, lovable and relatable. I loved this book, and can't wait for the next one (there is going to be a next one, right?)!