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Max in the Land of Lies: A Tale of World War II

by Adam Gidwitz

Espionage and a search for family in wartime Berlin

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Espionage and a search for family in wartime Berlin

Back in Berlin, Max Bretzfeld faces two missions with competing risks: infiltrating the Nazi radio and propaganda center for his British spymasters, and searching for his missing parents despite their orders. Radio expertise, spy training, forged papers, and the unusual assistance of Berg and Stein all figure in the story, as Max encounters a city where Nazi intelligence is watching him and truth becomes difficult to distinguish from lies. The book is the concluding volume of the duology that began with *Max in the House of Spies*, bringing together espionage, family, and the machinery of wartime propaganda against a World War II setting.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Middle-grade readers interested in World War II historical fiction and Holocaust-related subjects.
  • Readers who enjoy stories combining espionage, radio, and a search for family.
  • Readers who have read *Max in the House of Spies* and want the duology’s conclusion.

Themes

Espionage and propagandaFamily and separationTruth and deceptionWorld War II

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Instant New York Times bestseller! USA Today bestseller!

"A heartrending masterpiece of middle-grade historical fiction.″ -Booklist, starred review

"The whip-smart combination of intrigue and adventure along with thought-provoking reflection makes for a nail-biting, laugh-out loud, stop-and-think read." -School Library Journal, starred review


"A headlong thriller laced with provocative and topical historical truths." -Kirkus, starred review

Max Bretzfeld is back in Berlin where his most dangerous mission is about to begin! The thrilling conclusion to the World War II spy duology that began with Max in the House of Spies.

Max is on a mission.
Well, two missions.

One has been assigned by his British spymasters: Infiltrate the Funkhaus, the center of Nazi radio and propaganda.

The other they have forbidden: Find his parents.

Max Bretzfeld was willing to do anything to return to Germany, even become a British spy. Training complete and forged papers in hand, the radio wunderkind's missions have begun. But nothing is as he expected. His parents are missing. Nazi intelligence is watching him. And the lines between lies and truth are becoming more blurred every day. Max will need every tool at his disposal, from his radio expertise and spy training to the help of Berg and Stein, the immortal creatures living on his shoulders. Even so, there's no guarantee he'll make it out of Berlin alive.
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