War games

Title
War games

Personal Author EPSB
Alan, Gratz

Summary
In 1936 Berlin, nothing is what it seems...Evie Harris can't believe her luck: She's competing in the Olympics, along with fellow American athletes like Jesse Owens. True, there's something creepy about Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, who watches over the games with his Nazi henchmen. But Evie's just here to win a gold medal in gymnastics. Until she discovers a horrible secret. Behind all the Olympic fanfare, the Nazis have Berlin in an iron grip of terror and violence -- and war is brewing. When Evie becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot to help steal Nazi gold, she must navigate the city's darkest corners and hidden passageways, never knowing who she can trust. With lives on the line and her family's future at stake, Evie has to choose between following her Olympic dreams and standing up to evil...before it's too late.

Year Published
2025

Physical Description
346 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Conference Subject
Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany) -- Fiction.

Subject
Athletes -- United States -- Fiction.
 
Gymnasts -- Fiction.
 
Olympic athletes -- Fiction.
 
Bank robberies -- Fiction.
 
Gold -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945 -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.
 
Novels.

Summary
In 1936 Berlin, nothing is what it seems...Evie Harris can't believe her luck: She's competing in the Olympics, along with fellow American athletes like Jesse Owens. True, there's something creepy about Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, who watches over the games with his Nazi henchmen. But Evie's just here to win a gold medal in gymnastics. Until she discovers a horrible secret. Behind all the Olympic fanfare, the Nazis have Berlin in an iron grip of terror and violence -- and war is brewing. When Evie becomes embroiled in a mysterious plot to help steal Nazi gold, she must navigate the city's darkest corners and hidden passageways, never knowing who she can trust. With lives on the line and her family's future at stake, Evie has to choose between following her Olympic dreams and standing up to evil...before it's too late.

ISBN
9781338736106
 
9780702346040
 
9781761725487
 
9798225026257

Publisher
New York : Scholastic Press, 2025.
 
©2025


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
D.S. MacKenzieF GRABook30522000818580Historical Fiction