Max in the House of Spies

An acclaimed Best Book of 2024! Instant New York Times bestseller ΓÇó Wall Street Journal Best Books of the Year ΓÇó Booklist EditorsΓÇÖ Choice ΓÇó Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year ΓÇó School Library Journal Best Books of the Year ΓÇó Common Sense Best Books of the Year ΓÇó Imagination Soup Best Books of the Year ΓÇó Tablet Magazine Best Books of the Year ΓÇ£Max in the House of Spies is everything you could hope for in a book,ΓÇ¥ -R. J. Palacio#1 New York Times bestselling author of WonderWhite Birdand Pony ΓÇ£Espionage! Secrets! Suspense! If youΓÇÖve ever dreamed of being a spythis book is for you.ΓÇ¥ -Alan Gratz#1 New York Times bestselling author of Refugee and Projekt 1065 Max Bretzfeld doesnΓÇÖt want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the first time in his life. But not for long. Max is surprised to discover that heΓÇÖs been joined by two unexpected traveling companionsone on each shouldera kobold and a dybbuk named Berg and Stein. Germany is becoming more and more dangerous for Jewish familiesbut Max is determined to find a way back homeand back to his parents. He has a plan to return to Berlin. It merely involves accomplishing the impossible: becoming a British spy. The first book in a duologyMax in the House of Spies is a thought-provoking World War II story as only acclaimed storyteller Adam Gidwitz can tell itΓÇöfast-paced and hilariouswith a dash of magic and a lot of heart.