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Books with author Alden Carter

  • Only the Good Spy Young

    Ally Carter

    Paperback (Hyperion Book CH, Jan. 3, 2012)
    Millions of fans love the Gallagher Girls series, and this fourth volume delivers non-stop intrigue, danger, and action that no one will want to miss. When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn't realize was that she would have to face off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her during her junior year. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers—or even her own heart.Now the Gallagher Girls must hack, spy, steal, and lie their way to the truth as they discover that the key to Cammie’s future may lie deep in the past.
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  • Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover

    Ally Carter

    Paperback (Hyperion Book CH, May 18, 2010)
    When Cammie Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she’s in for an exciting end to her summer. After all, she’s there to watch Macey’s father accept the nomination for vice president. But when you go to the world’s best school (for spies), “exciting” and “deadly” are never far apart. Soon the girls find themselves trapped in a kidnappers’ plot, with only their espionage skills to save them.
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  • Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor

    Ally Carter

    Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers, Jan. 5, 2021)
    “A fast-paced thrill ride of a book . . . it’s Batman meets Annie.” —Stuart Gibbs, New York Times best-selling author of the Spy School series“An adventure-filled read with a twisty mystery and spunky friendships. I loved it!” –Melissa de la Cruz, New York times best-selling author of The Descendants series April didn't mean to start the fire. She wasn’t the one who broke the vase. April didn’t ask to go live in a big, creepy mansion with a bunch of orphans who just don't understand that April isn’t like them. After all, April’s mother is coming back for her someday very soon.All April has to do is find the clues her mother left inside the massive mansion. But Winterborne House is hiding more than one secret, so April and her friends are going to have to work together to unravel the riddle of a missing heir, a creepy legend, and a mysterious key before the only home they’ve ever known is lost to them forever.
  • Uncommon Criminals: Book 2

    Ally Carter

    eBook (Lothian Children's Books, June 28, 2011)
    Kat Bishop: friend. Niece. Daughter. Thief. Or simply, the girl who robbed the greatest museum in the world...In the eagerly-awaited second HEIST SOCIETY novel Kat's been asked to steal the infamous Cleopatra Emerald so it can be returned to its rightful owners.Trouble is, not only is the gem elusive - it's cursed.Kat might be in way over her head but help is at hand. She enlists the gorgeous Hale and the rest of the crew from Heist Society on a heart-stopping round-the-world search. But this time, Kat -- who knows every trick and con in the book -- is making up her own rules.
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  • Birth of the Republic

    Alden Carter

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1988)
    Discusses the final campaigns of the Revolutionary War and the structuring of a new nation, from the formulation of the Articles of Confederation to the adoption of the Constitution
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  • Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy

    Ally Carter

    Paperback (Hyperion Book CH, Dec. 23, 2008)
    After staking out, obtaining, and then being forced to give up her first boyfriend, Josh, all Cammie Morgan wants is a peaceful semester. But that's easier said than done when you're a CIA legacy and go to the premier school in the world . . . for spies. Cammie may have a genius I.Q., but there are still a lot of things she doesn't know. Like, will her ex-boyfriend even remember she exists? And how much trouble is she really in after what happened last semester? And most of all, why is her mother acting so strangely? Despite Cammie's best intentions to be a normal student, danger seems to follow her. She and her friends learn that their school is going to play host to some mysterious guests--code name: Blackthorne. Then she's blamed for a security breach that leaves the school's top secret status at risk. Soon, Cammie and her friends are crawling through walls and surveilling the school to learn the truth about Blackthorne and clear Cammie's name. Even though they have confidence in their spy skills, this time the targets are tougher (and hotter), and the stakes for Cammie's heart--and her beloved school--are higher than ever.
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  • Not If I Save You First

    Ally Carter

    Audio CD (Scholastic Inc., March 27, 2018)
    Maddie thought she and Logan would be friends forever. But when your dad is a Secret Service agent and your best friend is the president's son, sometimes life has other plans. Before she knows it, Maddie's dad is dragging her to a cabin in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. No phone. No Internet. And not a single word from Logan. Maddie tells herself it's okay. After all, she's the most popular girl for twenty miles in any direction. (She’s also the only girl for twenty miles in any direction.) She has wood to cut and weapons to bedazzle. Her life is full. Until Logan shows up six years later . . . And Maddie wants to kill him. But before that can happen, an assailant appears out of nowhere, knocking Maddie off a cliff and dragging Logan to some unknown fate. Maddie knows she could turn back- and get help. But the weather is turning and the terrain will only get more treacherous, the animals more deadly. Maddie still really wants to kill Logan. But she has to save him first.
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  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    Alden R. Carter

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1990)
    A chronological account of the bloody Civil War battle begins with the first accidental clash between the Union and Confederate armies and concludes with Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address
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  • Last Stand at the Alamo

    Alden R. Carter

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Feb. 1, 1990)
    A brief look at the battle of the Alamo, an event which was instrumental in procuring Texas's independence from Mexico
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  • Only the Good Spy Young

    Ally Carter

    Hardcover (Hyperion Book CH, June 29, 2010)
    When Cammie Morgan enrolled at the Gallagher Academy, she knew she was preparing for the dangerous life of a spy. What she didn’t know was that the serious, real-life danger would start during her junior year of high school. But that’s exactly what happened two months ago when Cammie faced off against an ancient terrorist organization dead set on kidnapping her.Now the danger follows her everywhere, and even Cammie “The Chameleon” can’t hide. When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers—or even her own heart. In this fourth installment of the New York Times best-selling series, the Gallagher Girls must hack, spy, steal, and lie their way to the truth.as they go searching for answers, recognizing that the key to Cammie’s future may lie deep in the past.
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  • Growing Season

    Alden R. Carter

    Hardcover (Putnam Juvenile, April 6, 1984)
    Dismayed by his parents' decision to move to a farm in the middle of his senior year, seventeen-year-old Rick accompanies his family out of loyalty but finds that life in the country has something very special to offer him.
  • Up Country

    Alden R. Carter

    Hardcover (Putnam Juvenile, June 2, 1989)
    When his mother's drinking problem causes him to spend several months with country relatives in upstate Wisconsin, sixteen-year-old Carl begins to build a new life for himself, only to see it threatened by a serious mistake from his painful past