MAX IN THE HOUSE OF SPIES: A TALE OF WORLD WAR II
Adam Gidwitz
In 1939 Berlin, Max, a Jewish boy, is sent to England through the Kindertransport and welcomed by the Jewish Montagu family. He remains worried about his parents in Germany and responds to antisemitism at school with a prank. Wanting to help his parents, Max hopes to become a British spy. After an unsuccessful effort to impress an admiral, he is sent to a secret training site, where he must build strength, acquire skills, and solve problems creatively.
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