Type of bind: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Label: Hyperion
Manufacturer: Hyperion
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 288
Printing Date: April 01, 2007
Publishing house: Hyperion
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 247599
Studio: Hyperion
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The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is a fairly typical all-girls school—that is, if every school teaches advanced martial arts in PE, chemistry always consists of the latest in chemical warfare, and everyone breaks CIA codes for extra credit in computer class. So in truth, Gallagher Academy might posit itself as a school for geniuses but what they really mean is spies. But what happens when a Gallagher Girl falls for a boy who doesn't have a code name? Cammie Morgan may be fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways (three of which involve a piece of uncooked spaghetti), but the Gallagher Academy hasn’t prepared her for what to do when she meets an ordinary boy who thinks she’s an ordinary girl. Sure, she can tap his phone, hack into his computer, and track him through a mall without him ever being the wiser, but can she have a regular relationship with a regular boy who can never know the truth about her? Cammie may be an elite spy in training, but in her sophomore year, she's doing something riskier than ever --she's falling in love.
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It was okay. I liked the title, cover, and the plot sounded cool. Who doesn't want to read about a girl who goes to spy school? Thats exactly what Cammie Morgan does. Her mom is the Headmistress of The Gahllager Acedemy, where smart girls are trained to be smarter than average genuis' and more dangerous than the highest trained(except for them) agents of the US government. Cammie then meets a 'normal' boy and falls in love with him. Then she's left trying to lead a double life: being a normal girl for Josh and being her smart spy-self for her mom and peers.
I liked...
- the story. You can't change how it's written and it was a really good idea, and I enjoyed it!!!
- the classes. Even though they were a little far fetched at times, the classes weren't as boring as they could have been
I DID NOT like...
- JOSH. He was my main problem becuase he acted like a little boy with a crush on Cammie. He was UNBEARABLE
- How there was no real danger. Everything that seems to be real turns out to be another school test.
- Carter kept repeating annoying phrases! My least favorite had to be, "She/I could say it in fourteen languages but..."
In conclusion, the book gets 4 stars, it would get 3 but overall the story was cute and kind of funny. Just a good book
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The pacing was excellent, the world-building was good, and the characters were engaging. Pretty much everything about this book--the spy gadgets, spy stories, numerous hidden passageways, and so on--are all wildly implausible, but the story is nonetheless extremely funny. If you don't enjoy this type of humor, though, I don't expect you'll enjoy the book very much. The overall tone of the book is very light and funny, but it ends on a serious note.
However, I had a problem with the ending. Cammie has to decide what she wants in her future. In the last chapter, she's made that decision and is satisfied with it--and so was I. Then the author plays a trick on both Cammie and the reader, making us think she can have both instead of either/or, only to cruelly ripe that hope away the moment she's embraced the idea. She's left with her original decision, but it no longer feels satisfying to me (or, apparently, to Cammie from the way she reacts). This wasn't major enough to make me not recommend the book, but I had to wonder why the author decided to turn a satisfying ending into a weaker one.
There is romance and kissing, but no sex or cussing. Overall, I'd recommend this as a "good, clean fun" novel.
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I also didn't like how the very-nice-guy who dates Cammie is left hanging in the end, since he'll never know/remember why Cammie suddenly disappears from his life. I felt he deserved better.
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`I'd tell you I love you but I'd have to kill you' is a fabulous and book. In this tail of a teenage girl trying to find true love, she must overcome many obstacles, one of them being the fact that she is an undercover agent. This constant page turner left you wondering what crazy turn the story would take next.
I myself, being a busy high school student, am probably the farthest thing from an avid reader. Between school, homework, athletics, and work, free time to open up a book is rare. In the rare time I do have free time, it is usually spent getting caught up or working ahead. Reading has never been at the top of my list of things to do. But this book had me reading at all hours of the day. I would wake up early, stay up late, and sneak a few minutes during my day to find out what was going to happen next. The combination of comedy, mystery, adventure and love made it a constant page turner, never leaving you dreary or bored. The plot and premises of the book also made it easily relatable for most teenage girls; wanting the guy, but not knowing what to do or how to tell him. But most of us don't have the worry of being a spy to add to the mixture of drama.
The style of writing also made it easy to keep up with the book. The combination of the normal narrative form along with journal entries written by the main characters and her friends allowed the reader to view and understand to book from many different characters points of view. It also gave the reader a better look at the characters personalities and mannerisms. All in all, this book was a fabulous and well written book that I would suggest be read by anyone looking for a good, fun, easy to read book.
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This book was surprisingly fun to read. I loved all the characters and their quirks and eccentricities. I'm looking forward to reading Carter's subsequent novel, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy. This book was fast to read and had many funny moments. I recommend it.
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