Zach or Josh?

Authors Note: This piece is about conflicts and the resolution in the book Cross My Heart Hope to Spy written by Ally Carter. 

In the book Cross My Heart Hope to Spy, there are many conflicts with Cammie, the main character, and her mom; but the main conflict is Cammie trying to decide which boy she likes more. She is having a hard time because both of the boys, Josh and Zach, have wonderful qualities and characteristics that Cammie loves. The main conflict in the book is person vs. person, but Cammie cannot find the answers until the end of the book. 

While reading this book you can really tell that Cammie likes both of these guys, and is having a very hard time choosing between Zach and Josh. Cammie could easily pick one guy over another, but she is giving them more than one chance; like having dinner another time, or studying together, or even just walking around town. 

 The conflict was resolved in the book when Cammie’s mom had figured out about her sneaking off of campus and seeing Josh at least three times a week.  Later in the book Zach had come, and was being friendlier to Cammie and felt bad that she couldn’t be with Josh anymore. So she realized that Zach really liked her and wanted her in his life.  The conflict ended when Cammie realized that Zach was the one for her, and that she didn’t need to escape school to find a boyfriend.

This conflict reminds me a lot of the book Trading Faces because in this book the main character has to make a big decision, just like Cammie does in this book. In these books,  the main characters have a very hard time choosing between their two decisions.