I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
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Chapter Book · Ages 12–18 · 2006 · Est. 6.5 hour read

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

By Ally Carter

Book #1 in the Gallagher Girls series

A young spy faces her toughest mission yet: navigating love while keeping her true identity hidden.

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304 pages· 68,097 words· Est. 6.5 hour read
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Cammie Morgan, a spy-in-training at the secretive Gallagher Academy, excels in espionage but is baffled by romance. Fluent in fourteen languages and skilled in covert operations, she meets a boy who believes she's just an ordinary girl. As she juggles her double life, Cammie must decide if she can maintain a relationship without revealing her true identity. With her heart on the line, Cammie embarks on her most perilous mission yet—falling in love. Can she balance the demands of her secret world with the complexities of teenage romance?

From the publisher

Step into Cammie Morgan’s world of intrigue in the first book of the beloved New York Times bestselling Gallagher Girls series Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school – that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it’s really a school for spies. Even though Cammie is fluent in fourteen languages and capable of killing a man in seven different ways, she has no idea 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, or track him through town with the skill of a real pavement artist – but can she maneuver a relationship with someone who can never know the truth about her? Cammie Morgan may be an elite spy-in-training, but in her sophomore year, she’s on her most dangerous mission – falling in love.

At a glance
Format
Pages
304
Words
68,097
Reading age
12–18
Audience
Young Adult
Lexile
900L
Themes & topics
Books about private schoolsBooks about self-evaluationBooks about dating and courtshipBooks about spiesBooks about love
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.8
F&P level
~V
Publication
Published
June 14, 2016
First published
April 25, 2006
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781484785058

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