Cammie Morgan is back, and it's clear that her life hasn't calmed down since the events of I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You. At first, giddy anticipation is in the air. Gallagher Academy, Cammie's elite spy school, is hosting a visit from the Ethan Frome Academy, a covert training center for boys. Soon after the boys' arrival, though, everything goes dangerously awry when a series of security breaches are discovered at the academy. Worse yet, teenage agent-in-training Cammie is being blamed for the penetration. With the school's top-secret status at risk, the Gallagher Girls have to work quickly to save their beloved school. Girl sleuths with nice asides on youthful crushes.
School Library Journal
Gr 7-10
Cammie Morgan has returned to the Gallagher Academy for a spring semester of spy school after being grilled by the CIA for the unfortunate events involving her first boyfriend, Josh, whom we met in I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Aug. 2006, p. 54). She is determined to concentrate on school work and leave boys behind. This becomes difficult when the Gallagher Academy hosts visitors from Blackthorne, the male equivalent of Gallagher. Cammie is baffled by the attention she receives from Zach, the hottest of the Blackthorne boys. He has the habit of showing up just when things are going wrong-such as when she encounters Josh in town or when there is a security breach at school. Cammie must determine if Zach is really interested in her or just wants to learn the school's secrets. Narrator Renee Raudman provides a well-paced narration of this novel by Ally Carter (Hyperion, 2007) and gives the teens believable voices. Chick lit? You bet, but it's well written and well plotted. Cammie and her friends are admirable, and there's enough intrigue and G-rated romance to satisfy teens and tweens. While this second book in the series stands alone, prepare for listeners to demand the first volume.
—Tricia MelgaardCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
FEB/MAR 08 - 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. Renée Raudman's first-person narration highlights Cammie's addictive ramblings about her new covert-operations partner, Zak, and enemy attacks on the school. Raudman’s depictions of hilarious wardrobe malfunctions and advice from fellow spies about boys will keep listeners glued to Cammie's debriefings. Secondary characters like boy-crazy cryptographer Liz and obnoxious but dreamy Zak will have teen listeners infiltrating Carter's Web site seeking the next installment. Raudman makes this spot-on adventure for girls. C.A. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
