The Squad is about Toby Kline. Who is that you might ask? she is a girl who does what she wants; from hacking computers to being a black belt karate student.she is the very last person you would ever expect to on the cheerleading squad. not only would they not want her in the squad, but she would not want to be close to them either. That is until she is invited to join the cheerleading squad for her high school. This is when Toby finds out that the cheerleaders of her school double as secret agents. Is Toby willing to become something she always hated to become an agent?
In the book, "Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra," the main character is a girl named Tess. Tess' mother works as an artist for a man named Rob whose wife, Nina, has just died. Tess' mother lets Tess in on her secret that she thinks Rob killed Nina. Tess' mother had heard Rob's story but it wasn't convincing at all. However, Tess is not to tell anyone of her mother's suspicion. Having a secret is not easy for Tess and she ends up telling her two best friends, Sammy and Miranda.