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| Ally Carter | |
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| Born | (1974-01-01) January 1, 1974 Oklahoma, United States |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 2005–pres |
| Genres | Chick lit, Young-adult fiction |
| www.allycarter.com | |
Ally Carter (born Sarah Leigh Fogleman on January 1, 1974)[1][2] is an American author of young-adult fiction and adult-fiction novels.
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[edit] Pen name
The name Ally Carter was chosen to separate her from her other work and the last name Carter was chosen so that her books would be near her fellow adult fiction novelist Jenny Crusie.[3]
[edit] Career
Ally Carter graduated from the Oklahoma State University and Cornell University.[citation needed] Her first book, Cheating at Solitaire, was released in 2005 and tells the story of a famously single self-help guru who becomes very publicly linked to one of Hollywood's hottest up-and-coming male stars.
Carter's first young-adult novel, which was rumored to have been optioned by Disney as a film, was I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill YouIt is the story of a girl who goes to a prestigious spy school and what happens when she falls for a normal boy who has no idea who she really is. It was selected as a Texas Lone Star reading list book for 2007-2008.[4]
Her third novel—the sequel to Cheating at Solitaire—is Learning to Play Gin, which was released in November 2006.
The sequel to I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You, titled Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy was released in 2007 in the USA. This was the second book of the Gallagher Girls Series and was released on October 2, 2007. It chronicles the second semester of Cammie Morgan's sophomore year and her self-assigned mission against the boys who have moved into her school. Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 10 weeks. The first two books in the series have now been released in the UK, with a different cover and website.[5]
The third book of the Gallagher Girls series, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover, is about Cammie's junior year where an organization called The Circle of Cavan seems to be trying to kidnap or kill Macey. It was released in June 2009 in the USA and will publish in the UK in January 2011.[6]
Ally's first young-adult book separate from the Gallagher Girls is the start of a new young-adult series about a girl named Kat, with the title Heist Society, whose family business is thievery. Kat's father is suspected to have stolen a mafia group boss's paintings. The only way Kat can save her father is by finding who stole them and stealing them back. It was released February 9, 2010.[7]
The fourth book of the Gallagher Girls series, Only the Good Spy Young,[8] is about the aftermath of Cammie discovering that the Circle of Cavan is after her, and the discovery of her father's journal in Sublevel Two.
Ally has already published a second Heist Society book called Uncommon Criminals[9][10] and the fifth Gallagher Girls book, Out of sight, Out of Time; which was released on March 13, 2012. Ally's Gallagher Girls series is to be probably 6 books in total. By the end of the 6th book Cammie will be graduating from high school.
[edit] Bibliography
Gallagher Girls Series
- I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (2006)
- Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy (2007)
- Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (2009)
- Only the Good Spy Young (2010)
- Out of Sight, Out of Time (2012)
Heist Society Series
- Heist Society (2010)
- Uncommon Criminals (2011)
Other books
- Cheating At Solitaire (2005)
- Learning to Play Gin (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Griekspoor, P.J. (April 2009). "Writer says hold on to dreams". NewsWatch (Kansas). http://magissues.farmprogress.com/ksf/KS04Apr09/ksf009.pdf. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ Metcalf, Fran (April 10, 2009). "Ally Carter writes off the day job". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane). http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,,25308698-5003424,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
- ^ "Stories Behind The Names (cont.)". Ally's Agents Blog:Pub Rants. May 8, 2006. Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20070609222419/http://pubrants.blogspot.com/2006/05/stories-behind-names-cont.html. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "Lone Star Reading List 2007 - 2008". http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/Assets/Files/lonestar/lone0708.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-25. [dead link]
- ^ "Gallagher Academy". http://www.gallagheracademy.com/books.html.
- ^ "Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls)". http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/140830953X.
- ^ "And the title of the new Kat book will be...". Ally's Diary. 9 July 2009. http://www.allycarter.com/2009/07/and-title-of-new-kat-book-will-be.html. Retrieved 2009-07-10. [dead link]
- ^ "My final gift...". Ally's Diary. December 25, 2009. http://allycarter.abeedoo.com/blog/?p=1933. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
- ^ "Uncommon Criminals!". Ally's Diary. 2010-11-16. http://allycarter.abeedoo.com/blog/uncommon-criminals. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "A whole blog of random (in bullets)". Ally's Diary. 2010-02-27. http://www.allycarter.com/blog/whole-blog-random-bullets. Retrieved 2010-07-16.
[edit] External links
- Ally's Website
- Gallagher Girls Series Website
- Ally Carter Picture
- YA Fresh interview
- New York Cool interview
- bookburger.com interview
- Hyperion Books for Children profile
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| Name | Carter, Ally |
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| Date of birth | January 1, 1974 |
| Place of birth | Oklahoma, United States |
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