![]() Among the summaries and analysis available for Out of Sight, there are 1 Full Study Guide, 1 Short Summary and 2 Book Reviews. If there is a Out of Sight SparkNotes, Shmoop guide, or Cliff Notes, you can find a link to each study guide below. The Circle is hot on their trail and willing stop at nothing to prevent Cammie from remembering what she did last summer. FreeBookNotes found 4 sites with book summaries or analysis of Out of Sight. Cammie, her friends, and mysterious spy-guy Zach must face their most difficult challenge yet as they travel to the other side of the world, hoping to piece together the clues that Cammie left behind. Once she returns to school, however, Cammie realizes that even the Gallagher Academy now holds more questions than answers. The only traces left of Cammie's summer vacation are the bruises on her body and the dirt under her nails, and all she wants is to go home. ![]() ![]() But when Cammie wakes up in an alpine convent and discovers that months have passed, she must face the fact that her memory is now a black hole. The last thing Cammie Morgan remembers is leaving the Gallagher Academy to protect her friends and family from the Circle of Cavan-an ancient terrorist organization that has been hunting her for over a year. ![]() Don't miss a moment of the New York Times bestselling series-now with a bonus epilogue! The Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women is no ordinary boarding school. ![]()
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