Spy girl falls for normal guy. What could possibly go wrong?
Recommended grade level: 7-10
Pages: 284 (for ISBN 9781423100034)
Genre(s) and keywords: adventure, spy, romance, humor, chick lit
Tone/Style: conspiratorial, humorous
Pace: moderate
Topics: spies, illicit romance, boarding schools
Themes: deception, desire for romance, desire to be normal
Summary: 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, while the Gallagher Academy might say it’s a school for geniuses what they really mean is spies. But what happens when a Gallagher Girl falls for a boy who doesn’t have a code name? Continue reading