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Magnificent Recap Monday

Hey Everyone!

I am back! I missed all of you last week!

There has been so much going on lately at AllyCarter.com that I thought today would be a great time to do a recap of everything.

First, the annual t-shirt contest kicked off last week! Find all info. HERE

Second, Ally did a live chat for United Spy. Warning is does contain spoilers. Find all info. and links to chat HERE

Third, Clarification regarding A Gallagher Wedding. The booklet and epilogue are the same thing! Need more info. go HERE

Four...

2013 T-shirt Contest!

Hi everyone!

The leaves are turning; the soup is simmering; and it is t-shirt contest time at allycarter.com. Must be autumn!

(Can you tell autumn is my favorite? Because it totally is—don’t tell spring.)

For the newcomers among you, here are the basics:

Every fall we have a contest where readers (just like you!) designlogoswhich are used for t-shirts, mousepads, stickers–all kinds of stuff.

The winners are added to theAlly Carter shop at cafepress.com, so that other readers all over the world can...

A Gallagher Wedding

Hi everyone! Ally here saying that I can’t believe that UNITED WE SPY has been out for four weeks, and I must thank everyone who ordered it in whatever form it might have come in.

In the past few weeks I have seen a little bit of confusion online about the special epilogue that came with the Barnes and Noble hardbacks. I’ve also heard some confusion about the small booklet with the story called A GALLAGHER WEDDING.

So…here’s the answer: they are the same thing.

Instead of printing up a special r...

Magnificent…Tuesday?

Hi, everyone! Ally here to let you know that (as you’ve figured out by now) there was no post yesterday.

Why? Because I was supposed to write it and I forgot.

You see, Shellie is incredibly busy this week with family business, and I was supposed to tell you all that IT IS TIME TO DO ANOTHER T-SHIRT CONTEST but I got busy and distracted.

So I’m telling you now.

IT IS TIME TO DO ANOTHER T-SHIRT CONTEST!

I will start putting together the rules and guidelines and will post them soon. In the meantime,...

The last United We Spy Event…a LIVE CHAT

Hi Gallagher Girls and Blackthorne Boys!

I have what I hope will be a fun announcement! This Sunday, OCTOBER 6th at 3:00 Central Standard Time, we will do one final United We Spy event.

Where will this event be held? Right here. ON THE INTERNET!

Yep. We’re doing a live chat to celebrate the release of United We Spy and answer any and all questions you might have.

Warning: THIS CHAT WILL CONTAIN SPOILERS for United We Spy.

Come back to this site on Sunday to find out where you should go to take par...

Magnificent Tour Memories Monday!

Hi Everyone!

Ally is back from her last GG Tour!! I love when she gets back and I get to hear all about the fun that she had meeting all of you! Which got me thinking….. I would love to hear if you have any fun/interesting stories about seeing Ally on tour. They can be from this last tour or any previous tours.

Also, Ally is now on Instagramunder “TheAllyCarter” , so go check it out!!!

Have a great week!

xoxo,

Shellie

P.S. I had a great time reading all your responses from last weeks post! Those we...

Magnificent Monday

Hey Everyone!

I have so enjoyed reading all of your comments on how much you have loved the GG series! And like most of you when I read them I also dream of being a spy. Which got me thinking…..

What City, Country, Location, Place, etc. would you most like to go on a mission to?

What GG Character would you take with you?

What GG spy skills do you WISH you had?

What GG spy skills do you KNOW you have?

What would your code name be?

Can’t wait to hear your answers!!!!

xoxo,

Shellie

P.S. Ally is still on T...

Magnificent United We Spy Mission Winner!!

Thank you to everyone who participated!!!

And the winner is……

Meah the Epic Ninja:

Submitted on 2013/09/16 at 10:09 pm

THINGS THAT SIMPLY MUST BE DONE WHEN YOU MISS THREE DAYS OF SCHOOL, SURVIVE A TERRORIST ATTACK, VISIT THE PLACE YOU WERE TORTURED, AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY THAT HAD PRETTY MUCH DOMINATED YOUR ENTIRE LIFE.

-Laundry. Sure, it’s not the most exciting part of post-op life, but it’s a part of it nonetheless. -Answer the well-meaning but slightly nosey questions of well-meaning but slightl...

Magnificent United We Spy Mission Monday

Hi Everyone!

Today I have a super hard mission but there is a super awesome reward on the line!

First Part of your mission is to solve the phrase below:

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First you will need to do a Caesar Cipher and shift the letters to the right 4spaces.

Second you will have to translate to English.I used9 languages this time. (Words are grouped...

The United We Spy Book Trailer!

Hi everyone,

So excited to finally be able to share with you the official book trailer for UNITED WE SPY!



(if for any reason the above won’t work for you, you can also watch it on YouTube here.)

Do you love it? I love it.

Special thanks to my wonderful publisher, Disney-Hyperion, for making it. I think it perfectly captures the spirit of the series.

Feel free to post it, share it, and watch it nine million times (I know I will). Oh, and you will also be able to catch it if you watch any of the new...