I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
by Ally Carter · Gallagher Girls, Book 1 series · Grade 7-9 · Ages Ages 12-16
Cammie Morgan goes to the Gallagher Academy, a school that looks fancy and normal but is really for future spies. When she meets a boy from town, she has to balance secret missions, school rules, and her first big crush.
Key vocabulary
Espionage means spying to learn secret information.
Covert means hidden or secret. A covert mission is one people are not supposed to notice.
Surveillance means carefully watching a person or place to learn what is happening.
An operative is a person trained to do a special job, often a secret one.
An academy is a special school where students learn particular skills.
A disguise is clothing, makeup, or a new look that helps someone not be recognized.
A cipher is a secret way of writing a message so only certain people can read it.
A briefing is a short meeting where people get important information before a task.