

Clever, solidly paced, and power-packed with a killer voice. Will she stay true to the country she barely remembers, or has her loyalty shattered along with her identity? Praise for They Call Me Alexandra Gastone: "Death-threats, global takeover, double-agents, hidden files and a blown cover-by the time you get to the shocking conclusion of this cliff-hanger, you won't know who to trust." -Girls' Life "I couldn't put They Call Me Alexandra Gastone down-Maclagan's clever, never-what-they-seem characters and authentic tradecraft tidbits lured me in, while Alexandra's resourcefulness against overwhelming odds kept me constantly guessing." - Lindsay Smith, author of the Sekret series "A solid debut that has both heart and smarts.

Between her cover as a high school girl-juggling a homecoming dance, history reports, and an increasingly suspicious boyfriend-and her mission in this high-stakes spy game, the boundaries of her two lives are beginning to blur.

Perun no longer needs her at the CIA in five years' time. Grandpa Albert loves her, and her strategically chosen boyfriend, Grant, is amazing. For seven years, "Alexandra" has been on standby and life's been good. There, Milena learned everything she needed to infiltrate the life of CIA analyst Albert Gastone, Alexandra's grandfather, and the ranks of America's top intelligence agency. Milena was trained to be a sleeper agent by Perun, a clandestine organization from her true homeland of Olissa.

She was told the plan back when her name was Milena Rokva, back before the real Alexandra and her family were killed in a car crash. "An intricate, debut spy thriller.readers will keep turning pages, and the surprise ending will have them anxiously awaiting a sequel." -Booklist When your life is a lie, how do you know what's real? Alexandra Gastone has a simple plan: graduate high school, get into Princeton, work for the CIA, and serve her great nation.
