Ally Carter

Is it any wonder Ally Carter chose to write mysteries? Her own life is as much of a mystery as any of her novels. Growing up in Oklahoma as the daughter of a farmer and a rancher, Ally may have spent her early years tending to the cows and chickens…but there’s no proof of that. Growing up on a farm may have led to Ally to work in the agricultural industry before penning her first novel… but that might be top secret information. What can we tell you about Ally Carter? Her books have been published in over twenty countries. Perfect scoundrels is the third book in Ally’s Heist Society Series… if her name even is Ally. We could tell you, but then…well, you know the drill.

Appearing with Gail Carriger.

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7PM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Teen Event | Ally Carter: Perfect scoundrels Ally Carter, the New York Times bestselling author of the Gallagher Girls series, visits with Perfect scoundrels , the third book in her Heist Society series.

Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the Fifth lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale's family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother's billion-dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there's no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won't let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother's will might have been altered in an elaborate con scheme to steal the company's fortune.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ally Carter is bestselling author of the four previous books in the Gallagher Girls series: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You; cross my heart and hope to spy; Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover; and Only the Good Spy Young; as well as Heist Society and its sequel, Uncommon criminals. Ally lives in Oklahoma, where she is cooking up new adventures for the Gallagher Girls. Visit her at allycarter.com.

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Ally Carter will sign and discuss the newest Heist Society book, Perfect scoundrels (Hyperion; $17.99)

Ally Carter was born and raised in Oklahoma. Her mother was a teacher and her father a farmer and rancher. She has one older sister.

In high school, she was very active in a number of student organizations and graduated as co-valedictorian of my senior class. Carter then attended Oklahoma State University and Cornell University and worked for several years in the agricultural industry before writing full-time.

Her first novel, Cheating at Solitaire (Berkley) was published in 2005. She followed that up with my first novel for young adults, I’d Tell You I Love You but Then I’d Have to Kill You (Disney-Hyperion) in April 2006. In the fall of that year she published the sequel to Solitaire, Learning to Play Gin. There are no more plans for future books in that series at this time.

Carter's books have been published in more than twenty countries and have appeared on best-seller lists from the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, and Bookscan.

She now lives in Oklahoma and works as a full-time writer.

All of Ally Carter's books are highly recommended by the entire MBTB staff.

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About the Author:

Ally Carter is the New York Times best-selling author of the five books in the Gallagher Girls series: I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You; Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy; Don't Judge a Girl by her Cover; Only the Good Spy Young; and Out of Sight, Out of Time; as well as Heist Society and its sequel Uncommon criminals. Ally lives in Oklahoma where she is hard at work on her next novel.

Book:

Katarina Bishop and W.W. Hale the fifth were born to lead completely different lives: Kat comes from a long, proud line of loveable criminal masterminds, while Hale is the scion of one of the most seemingly perfect dynasties in the world. If their families have one thing in common, it’s that they both know how to stay under the radar while getting—or stealing—whatever they want.

No matter the risk, the Bishops can always be counted on, but in Hale’s family, all bets are off when money is on the line. When Hale unexpectedly inherits his grandmother’s billion dollar corporation, he quickly learns that there’s no place for Kat and their old heists in his new role. But Kat won’t let him go that easily, especially after she gets tipped off that his grandmother’s will might have been altered in an elaborate con to steal the company’s fortune. So instead of being the heir—this time, Hale might be the mark.

Forced to keep a level head as she and her crew fight for one of their own, Kat comes up with an ambitious and far-reaching plan that only the Bishop family would dare attempt. To pull it off, Kat is prepared to do the impossible, but first, she has to decide if she’s willing to save her boyfriend’s company if it means losing the boy.

What: Ally Carter will discuss and sign her young adult novel Perfect scoundrels.

When: Tuesday, February 5, 7:00 p.m.

Where: Blue Willow Bookshop, 14532 Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77079

Admission: In order to go through the signing line and meet Ally Carter for book personalization, please purchase Perfect scoundrels from Blue Willow Bookshop.

If you cannot attend the event, but would like a personalized copy of her book, and can stop in and pick up the book, please call us before the event at (281) 497-8675. See below if you would like to order a copy online and have it shipped to you.

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Author Ally Carter, best known for the best-selling Gallagher Girls series, has always loved movies like To Catch a Thief, The Thomas Crown Affair and Ocean’s 11—heist stories in which the bad guy is the good guy, and twists and turns are staples of the genre. “You know that something’s going to go wrong, and the characters are going to have to fix it in the end.”

With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the New York Times best-selling spy-girl series, and the fifth book, Out of sight, out of time delivers the most nerve-wracking, high-stakes adventure yet.

Join us as Ally Carter shares her newest book with us!

March 22 @ 3:00 (presentation at 3:30)

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Credit: Shevaun Williams

Youth Event: Ally Carter

Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 p.m.

Out of sight, out of time

With more than a million Gallagher Girls books sold, a legion of fans have fallen in love with the New York Times best-selling spy-girl series, and the fifth book delivers the most nerve-wracking, high-stakes adventure yet.

The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family. But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers months have passed, her memory is a black hole. The only traces left of Cammie's summer vacation are the bruises on her body and dirt under her nails. All she wants is to go home. But even the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers as Cammie and her friends face their most difficult challenge yet. With only their training and a few clues to guide them, the girls go in search of answers on the other side of the world. But the Circle is hot on their trail and will stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer.

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In Carter’s latest installment of the Gallagher Girls series, Cammie Morgan wakes up in a convent and doesn’t know how she got there - she’s forgotten the entire past month.

In Hawkins’s new Hex Hall book, Sophie Mercer is stripped of her demonic powers, but she can’t be sure who her true enemies are.

Ages 11 and up.

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